母 mǔ mother

源How it came to be

The kneeling woman, with two dots added at the breast. The dots are the entire difference between this character and woman, and they are what turns a woman into a mother.

用How it is used

• Mother, and 'female / parent' more broadly - 母亲 (mǔqīn) mother, 父母 (fùmǔ) parents, 母语 (mǔyǔ) native tongue.
• Formal register; everyday speech says 妈妈.
• Extends to 'source/base' things: 字母 (zìmǔ) letter (of an alphabet), 母公司 parent company.

字Characters built with 母

• 每 every
• 海 sea
• 悔 regret
• 梅 plum
• 毒 poison
• 侮 insult
• 姆 governess
• 拇 thumb
• 霉 mildew

词Words with 母

• 母亲mǔqinmotherHSK 4
• 母女mǔnǚmother and daughterHSK 4
• 母子mǔzǐmother and childHSK 4
• 父母fùmǔfather and motherHSK 4
• 字母zìmǔletter (of the alphabet)HSK 5
• 母语mǔyǔnative languageHSK 6
• 继母jìmǔstepmotherHSK 7
• 伯母bómǔwife of father's elder brotherHSK 8
• 岳母yuèmǔwife's mother, mother-in-lawHSK 8
• 祖母zǔmǔfather's motherHSK 9

句Example sentences

• 我爱我的母亲。 Wǒ ài wǒ de mǔqin.I love my mother.
• 作为父母应该关心孩子。 Zuòwéi fùmǔ yīnggāi guānxīn háizi.As parents, they should care for their children.
• 儿女有责任赡养父母。 Érnǚ yǒu zérèn shànyǎng fùmǔ.It's the duty of children to care for their parents.