Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

governess

Chinese: 女家庭教师、保姆。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mu” becomes a different word in each tone. 姆 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 保姆bǎo mǔnanny; babysitter; housekeeper
  • 米姆mǐ mǔmeme (loanword)
  • 兰姆lán mǔrum (beverage) (loanword)
  • 姆妈m mā(dialect) mom; mother
  • 欧姆ōu mǔ(loanword) ohm

Example Sentence

这家请了一位保姆照顾孩子。Zhè jiā qǐng le yí wèi bǎo mǔ zhào gù hái zi.This family hired a nanny to look after the children.

Zhèthisjiāhomeqǐngto askle(completed action)onewèiposition保姆bǎo mǔnanny照顾zhào gùto take care of孩子hái zichild