Dong Chinese dictionary

méi, mò

not have

reach into the water to grab something

Simplified form of 沒. Depicts a hand reaching in the water to grab something. The meaning later expanded to "drown", "disappear", and "not have".

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

huí

return

Depicts the rippling surface of water.

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

méi

not, have not, none; to drown, sink; (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not

mò

drowned; to end; to die; to inundate

Most common words with 没

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.208-209