物
wù
(bound form) thing
(literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
Ox (牛) + sound (勿) = a thing in the world
The ox (牛) was the most tangible, valuable 'thing' in ancient agrarian life, anchoring the character in the material world. 勿 mainly contributes the sound wù; the ox radical carries the sense of physical stuff.
桌上有很多东西，有些物品已经坏了。
zhuō shang yǒu hěn duō dōng xi, yǒu xiē wù pǐn yǐ jīng huài le。
There are many things on the table; some items have already broken.
他整天只想着自己，从不关心身边的人和物。
tā zhěng tiān zhǐ xiǎng zhe zì jǐ, cóng bù guān xīn shēn biān de rén hé wù。
He thinks only of himself all day and never cares about the people and things around him.
Words with 物
景物
jǐng wù
scenery
造岩矿物
zào yán kuàng wù
rock-forming mineral
造物
zào wù
luck
造物主
zào wù zhǔ
the Creator (in religion or mythology)
过氧化物
guò yǎng huà wù
peroxide
过氧物酶体
guò yǎng wù méi tǐ
peroxisome (type of organelle)
遗传物质
yí chuán wù zhì
genetic material
遗物
yí wù
remnant
酚类化合物
fēn lèi huà hé wù
(chemistry) phenol
酿热物
niàng rè wù
biological fuel (such as horse dung)
重物
zhòng wù
heavy object
野生动植物园
yě shēng dòng zhí wù yuán
wildlife park