TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
勿
ㄨˋ · wù
adv — do not, must not (a prohibition)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
勿形rendered bare — a pole with streamers flying off it
A flagstaff with three streamers trailing in the wind — a signal banner, waved to halt and warn. Borrowed early for the command it carried: do not, 勿忘、請勿、切勿. As a sound it gives 物、忽.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一桿旗，飄帶甩開——揮旗示警：別動，勿。
A staff with streamers snapping in the wind — the banner waved to warn you off: do not.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(假借)勿、別、不要— do not, must not常用
→勿忘、勿擾— do not forget; do not disturb
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension