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Information of 拇

Pinyin mǔ

Radical

扌

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

thumb

拇 [mǔ] 〈名〉【本义】: 手的大指 1. The big toe or thumb of the hand or foot: ～指 (big thumb or toe). 2. A type of drinking game called "poker" (also known as “猜拳”): ～战 (poker fight). 【造字法】: 形声。从手，母声 (The character is formed phonetically, composed of the "hand" component and the sound of "mother"). 【引】 1. 《说文》: 拇，拇指也。按，中指为将指，大指为拇指，手足大指皆曰拇。 Translation: "According to 'Shuowen', the '拇' refers to the thumb. Note that the middle finger is called the '指', and the thumb is '拇'. Both hand and foot thumbs are referred to as '拇'." 2. 《国语·楚语》: 至于手拇毛脉。注:“大指也。” Translation: "From the 'Guoyu - Chuy', referring to the hairline on the hand's thumb. Note: 'thumb'." 【例】例如: - 拇印 (using the thumb as a seal) - 拇阵 (poker fight)

拇指 mǔ zhǐ

thumb / big toe

大拇指 dà mu zhǐ

thumb

小拇指 xiǎo mǔ zhǐ

little finger / pinkie

二拇指 èr mu zhǐ

index finger

拇趾 mǔ zhǐ

big toe