穆

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surname Mu

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Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

穆 first showed a ripe head of grain with its stalk 禾, plus a decorative mark 彡. That gave the first meaning, a rich, heavy head of grain. The solemn or dignified sense was borrowed for its sound, and calm grew from there.

Drawn as: ripe grain head; grain stalk

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