母

mǔ

“Mother” in Chinese is 母 (mǔ).

Other characters with the syllable mu: see all 15 →

Meaning

mother
elderly female relative
origin

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source
(of animals) female

Example

听父母的。

Obey your parents.

From 父母 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 母

父母fùmǔfather and mother; parentsHSK 3 母亲mǔqīnmotherHSK 3 字母zìmǔletter (of the alphabet)HSK 4 母鸡mǔjīhenHSK 6 母女mǔnǚmother and daughterHSK 6 母子mǔzǐmother and childHSK 6 祖母zǔmǔfather's mother; paternal grandmotherHSK 6 伯母bómǔwife of father's elder brotherHSK 7-9

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