Meaning
female; mother
Chinese: 母亲、雌性或根本。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mu” becomes a different word in each tone. 母 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 父母fù mǔfather and mother; parents
- 母亲mǔ qīnmother
- 字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet)
- 母女mǔ nǚmother and daughter; mother-daughter
- 母子mǔ zǐmother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest
Example Sentence
母亲节我送给妈妈一束花。Mǔ qīn jié wǒ sòng gěi mā ma yí shù huā.On Mother Day I gave my mom a bouquet of flowers.
母亲节Mǔ qīn jiéMother's Day我wǒI送给sòng gěito send妈妈mā mamama一yíone束shùto bind花huāflower。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Based on 女 (woman) with two dots added to mark the breasts that nurse a child. It means ‘mother’.
A way to remember it
A woman with two dots — a nursing mother.