忘

wàng

verb HSK 1 #469

Meanings

1 to forget

Characters

Heart radical 心 on the bottom — forgetting is a matter of the heart/mind

Examples

我忘了他的名字。

Wǒ wàng le tā de míngzi.

I forgot his name.

别忘了带伞。

Bié wàng le dài sǎn.

Don't forget to bring an umbrella.

Tips

history

忘 combines 亡 (wáng, to perish/lose) and 心 (xīn, heart). When something is lost from your heart, you have forgotten it.

Stroke Order

忘 wàng