母

mǔ
#565 most
frequent character
mother, female
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

母 is a picture of a woman with her nipples shown clearly. That gave the first meaning, “mother”. It later grew to refer to female elders and then to female animals.

Drawn as: woman with emphasized nipples

母 as a component in other characters

sound5 characters
每姆拇坶呣
picture1 character
每

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Example Sentences

我妈妈今天很高兴。
wǒ māmā jīntiān hěn gāoxìng 。
My mother is very happy today.
她是一位了不起的母亲。
tāshì yīwèi liǎobùqǐ de mǔqīn 。
She is an amazing mother.
每个人都应该尊重母亲。
měigèrén dūyīnggāi zūnzhòng mǔqīn 。
Everyone should respect their mother.

Words with similar meanings

妈妈māmā
mom
A more colloquial and affectionate term for mother.
母亲mǔqīn
mother
A formal term for mother, often used in literary contexts.

Homophones

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

Words Starting With 母

母亲mǔ qīn
mother; also pr. with light tone [mu3 qin5]
母语mǔ yǔ
native language; mother language

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