| 忘 | 828B15 60.72 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄨㄤˋ [wang4] (re. pr. *ㄨㄤˊ [wang2] ; marked **when both common and permissible). | ||
| V.i. & t. | To forget: 難忘 difficult to forget; 永遠不忘 will never forget, 善忘，健忘 absent-minded, habitually forgetful; 忘不了 (sp. pr.) cannot forget; 遺忘 v.t., to forget s.t., to lose, leave behind; 忘食，忘餐 forget one's meals. | |||||
| Words | 1. 忘八 *[wang2ba0], n., (severe, vulgar, abuse) son of a bitch (also wr. 王八). 2. 忘本 **[wang4ben3], v.i., be ungrateful (“forget where one comes from”). 3. 忘情 **[wang4qing2], v.i., forget love and friendship: 不能忘情 always remember old sentiments. 4. 忘筌 **[wang1qUan2], phr., see 筌 92A.11. 5. 忘卻 [wang4qUe4], v.i. & t., to forget. 6. 忘掉 [wang4diao4], v.t., ditto. 7. 忘恩 [wang4en1], phr., 忘恩負義 be ungrateful, turn on one's friend. 8. 忘懷 **[wang4huai2], v.i., see [wang4qing2]↑. 9. 忘機 **[wang4ji1], phr., (litr.) lose oneself in nature, forget the “self” and merge with nature. 10. 忘記 [wang4ji4] ([wang4ji0]), v.i. & t., to forget. 11. 忘舊 [wang4jiu4], phr., forget old friends and relatives. 12. 忘年 (交) **[wang4nian2] ([jiao1]), n., (lit. phr.) friends despite difference of age. 13. 忘性 [wang4xing4], n., forgetfulness. 14. 忘形 **[wang4xing2], phr., 得意忘形 lose all bearings in moment of pride and satisfaction; 忘形交, see 忘年 (交) [wang4nian2] ([jiao1])↑. 15. 忘憂 **[wang4you1], phr., drown all sorrows: 忘憂草 see 萱 20A.30. | |||||