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拇 mǔ thumb

thumb; big toe

How to remember 拇: 扌 hand + 母 mother = thumb. The baby reaches for the hand of her mother and holds on tight to one big thumb.

  • HSK 7
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

拇 = 扌 hand + 母 mother

  • 扌 hand
  • 母 mother
The Gushi story

The baby reaches for the hand of her mother and holds on tight to one big thumb.

How it is used

  • Bound; the thumb (or big toe), mainly in 拇指 (mǔzhǐ) - thumb: 竖起大拇指 (shùqǐ dà mǔzhǐ) to give a thumbs-up.
  • 大拇指 (dà mǔzhǐ) is the everyday word for thumb.

Words with 拇