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母 mǔ

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母 mǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mǔ | mu3
English translation
mother
elderly female relative
origin
source
(of animals) female
mother; female elders; female

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About 母 mǔ

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

母 mǔ

Contains the radical

母 mǔ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A mother's breasts

Etymology of 母 mǔ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Pictograph of a woman kneeling, with two dots representing the two nipples that mothers use to feed their young.

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Example sentences using 母 mǔ

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教 Jiào 母 mǔ 的 de 职责 zhí zé 是 shì 帮助 bāngzhù 你 nǐ 学好 xué hǎo 教义 jiào yì 问答 wèn dá .

The duty of a godmother is to make you learn your catechism.

神仙 shénxiān 教 Jiào 母 mǔ 的 de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang 的 de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng 了 le 一 yī 件 jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang 的 de 长 cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

母亲 mǔqīn 正 zhēng 对 duì 着 zhāo 婴儿 yīngér 哼 hēng 着 zhāo 摇篮曲 yáo lán qǔ .

The mother was crooning a lullaby to her baby.

这 zhè 只 zhǐ 母鸡 mǔ jī 今年 jīn nián 冬天 dōng tiān 生 shēng 蛋 dàn .

This hen gives birth to the egg in winter this year.

母亲 mǔqīn 低声 dī shēng 哼 hēng 着 zhāo 哄 hōng 婴儿 yīngér 入睡 rù shuì .

The mother crooned her baby to sleep.

Words with 母 mǔ

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 母 mǔ in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
母亲 mǔqīn mother母親
父母 fù mǔ parents父母 fù mǔ
母 mǔ mother母 mǔ
字母 zìmǔ letter (of the alphabet)字母 zìmǔ
祖母 zǔ mǔ father's mother祖母 zǔ mǔ
圣母 Shèng mǔ the Virgin Mary聖母
母女 mǔ nǚ mother-daughter母女 mǔ nǚ
母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child母子 mǔ zǐ
母乳 mǔ rǔ mother's milk母乳 mǔ rǔ
母校 mǔ xiào alma mater母校 mǔ xiào
母鸡 mǔ jī hen母雞
母爱 mǔ aì maternal love母愛
水母 shuǐ mǔ jellyfish水母 shuǐ mǔ
母体 mǔ tǐ matrix母體
继母 jì mǔ stepmother繼母
母亲节 Mǔ qīn jié Mother's Day母親節
岳母 yuèmǔ wife's mother, mother-in-law岳母 yuèmǔ
航空母舰 háng kōng mǔ jiàn aircraft carrier航空母艦
母语 mǔyǔ native language母語
生母 shēng mǔ natural mother生母 shēng mǔ
父母亲 fù mǔ qīn parents父母親
酵母 jiào mǔ leaven酵母 jiào mǔ
祖父母 zǔ fù mǔ paternal grandparents祖父母 zǔ fù mǔ
伯母 bómǔ aunt伯母 bómǔ
丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng wife's mother丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng

母 mǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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母 mǔ Compounds

See all 37 Chinese words that contain the character 母 mǔ in their composition.

  • 母 mǔ
    • 每 měi
      • 海 Hǎi
        • 嗨 hāi , 塰
      • 敏 mǐn
      • 梅 méi , 悔 huǐ , 霉 méi , 侮 wǔ , 莓 méi , 酶 méi , 晦 huì , 诲 huì , 勄 mǐn , 毓 yù , 珻 méi , 痗 mèi , 脢 méi , 鋂 méi , 娒, 挴, 烸, 畮, 緐, 誨 huì , 踇, 黣
    • 姆 mǔ , 拇 mǔ , 呣 ḿ , 苺 méi , 毑 jiě , 牳 mǔ , 鉧 mǔ , 坶 mǔ , 栂, 砪, 胟, 袰
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