牡

mǔ
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(of a bird, animal or plant) male

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

牡 pairs 牜, a bull, with 土, which once drew a male organ. Together they gave the first meaning, male animal.

Drawn as: male organ

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Homophones

母mǔ
mother, female
亩mǔ
mu (a measure word for space)
姆mǔ
(old) female tutor, used in 保姆[bao3mu3]

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