母 Stroke Order
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Information of 母
Pinyin
mǔ
Radical
母
Strokes
5 strokes
Usage
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Definition
female / mother
母 [mǔ]
1. Mother, mama.
Example: 母亲 (mother), 母性 (motherhood), 母系 (matrilineal), 慈母 (loving mother), 母忧 (referring to the death of a mother).
2. A term of address for female elders.
Example: 姑母 (aunt), 舅母 (aunt by marriage).
3. Female, opposed to "male."
Example: 母鸡 (hen).
4. The origin of something.
Example: 母国 (motherland), 母校 (alma mater), 母音 (vowel).
5. A part of a whole that can include other parts.
Example: 螺丝母 (bolt nut), 子母扣 (button fastener).
6. A surname.
母 [mǔ]
1. Mother (本义: mother).
The character is a pictograph. The oracle bone script resembles a mother with breast.
2. Female elders in a family or kinship.
Example: 祖母 (grandmother), 姑母 (aunt), 伯母 (aunt).
3. Origin or source.
Example: 酒母 (mother yeast), 字母 (letter), 工作母机 (mother machine), 母财 (capital).
4. Related to "姆". A female teacher or governess in ancient times who educated children in a familial way.
Example: 妇人 (woman), 教子 (teach children).
母 [mǔ]
形: Female, specifically referring to animals that can give birth or lay eggs.
Example: 母大虫 (mother tiger, often used as a nickname for fierce women), 母猴 (female monkey), 母蟹 (female crab), 母猫 (female cat), 母狗 (female dog), 母猪 (female pig).
(zoology, medicine) mother's body / (chemistry etc) parent / matrix / (statistics) population / parent population