沐

mù
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frequent character
to bathe, to cleanse, to receive

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

沐 places 氵 water next to 木 mù, which supplies the sound. Water points to washing, so it first meant 'to wash one's hair'. The meaning later widened to 'to wash, bathe'.

沐 as a component in other characters

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Homophones

墓mù
tomb, grave, mausoleum
幕mù
screen
牧mù
to herd, to breed livestock
木mù
(bound form) tree, (bound form) wood
目mù
eye, (literary) to look, to regard

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