毫无 (háowú) · not at all

毫无 (háowú) means “not at all; without any”. It is written with 2 characters: 毫 (fine hair) + 无 (no). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 毫无 is built

What 毫 is made of

亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
冖mì — cover
毛máo — hair
- 乇tuō — to depend on
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: hair (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 无 is made of

他对这件事毫无兴趣。Tā duì zhè jiàn shì háowú xìngqù.He has no interest at all in this.

这样做毫无意义。Zhèyàng zuò háowú yìyì.Doing it this way is completely pointless.

What does 毫无 mean?

毫无 (háowú) means “not at all; without any”.

How do you pronounce 毫无?

毫无 is pronounced háowú.

Which HSK level is 毫无?

毫无 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 毫无 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.