Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced mou
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced mou, including 某 mǒu, 谋 móu. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
mou joins the initial m to the final ou in one motion — say it as a single Mandarin beat with the tone over it, not as English letters in a row.
Initial m
Start the syllable on the initial m, then run straight into the final ou — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ou
Settle the final ou into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (某 mǒu, 谋 móu) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound mou, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
mou turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 谋 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 某 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing mou inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.