某

mǒu
HSK 5
#517 most
frequent character
some, a certain, sb or sth indefinite
adjective
pronoun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

某 shows a tree 木 and a tasty mouth 甘, first meaning 'plum tree'. The meaning 'a certain; some' was borrowed only for the sound, not from the picture.

Drawn as: tree and tasty mouth

某 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

某个人给我打了电话。
mǒu gèrén gěi wǒ dǎ le diànhuà 。
Someone called me.
某些人喜欢这种音乐。
mǒuxiē rén xǐhuān zhèzhǒng yīnyuè 。
Some people like this kind of music.
我有某种感觉,这件事会成功。
wǒyǒu mǒuzhǒng gǎnjué , zhè jiàn shì huì chénggōng 。
I have a certain feeling that this matter will succeed.

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