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无效

Traditional: 無效

wú xiào

HSK 3.0 · 6

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wú xiào · mou4 haau6 (Jyutping)

not valid
ineffective
in vain

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

无

Meaning: negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
Radical: 无
Strokes: 4
Components: ⿱一尢
Cangjie: MKU
Four-corner: 1041.0

效

Meaning: result, effect; effectiveness
Radical: 攵
Strokes: 10
Components: ⿰交攵
Cangjie: YKOK
Four-corner: 0844.0

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