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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mù | mu4
English translation
to bathe
to cleanse
to receive
to be given
to bathe, to cleanse, to shampoo, to wash

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Other proper nouns / 其他专名 Qítā zhuān míng

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵木

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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另外 lìngwài liǎng 夜晚 yè wǎn , Qiū shuāng 沐浴 mùyù zhāo 月光 yuè guāng zài 山谷 shān gǔ Zhōng 漫步 màn bù .

Another night or two the frost walks the valleys in the moonlight.

太棒了!”欢呼 huān hū dào 熟悉 shúxī ér 热情 rèqíng de 声音 shēngyīn ràng 所有 suǒyǒu 认识 rènshi 他的 rén dōu 感到 gǎn dào 如沐春风

"Wonderful!" he exclaimed, in the familiar warm voice that made everybody who knew him feel welcome.

整个 zhěnggè 房间 fángjiān 沐浴 mùyù zài 柔光之中 zhī zhōng

The whole room is bathed in soft lighting.

附近 fùjìn yǒu 一片白色 bái sè 沙滩 shātān shì 日光浴 rì guāng yù de 绝佳 jué jiā 场所 chǎngsuǒ

Nearby there is a stretch of white sand beach perfect for sunbathing.

yòng 舒缓 shū huǎn 沐浴 mùyù yóu 洗个热水澡 rè shuǐ zǎo

Try a hot bath with some relaxing bath oil.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
沐浴 mùyù to bathe沐浴 mùyù
to bathe
栉风沐雨 zhì fēng mù yǔ fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather櫛風沐雨
沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)沐猴而冠 mù hóu ér guàn
沐川县 Mù chuān xiàn Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山 Lè shān [Lè​shān], Sichuan沐川縣
沐川 Mù chuān Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山 Lè shān [Lè​shān], Sichuan沐川 Mù chuān
沐雨栉风 mù yǔ zhì fēng to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)沐雨櫛風

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