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姆
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m / mǔ · governess, matron, nanny

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Readings & meanings

姆 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

m

used in 姆媽|姆妈[m1 ma1]

姆妈m mā ·
mǔ

(old) female tutor; used in 保姆[bao3 mu3]

保姆bǎo mǔ · nanny
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Character anatomy

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姆=
女nǚwoman, girl
+母mǔmother
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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 姆

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mused in 姆媽|姆妈[m1 ma1]
mǔ(old) female tutor; used in 保姆[bao3 mu3]
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Example sentences

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Nǐ shì shuō shì wǒ shā le tāng mǔ ma?你是说是我杀了汤姆吗？

Are you saying that I killed Tom?

Source: Tatoeba #8753040 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn dào le tāng mǔ qù tā de jiā.我看到了汤姆去他的家。

I saw Tom leaving his house.

Source: Tatoeba #6744638 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ méi gěi wǒ wǒ gēn tā yào de.汤姆没给我我跟他要的。

Tom didn't give me what I asked him for.

Source: Tatoeba #5569382 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kàn dào le nǐ zài wěn tāng mǔ le.我看到了你在吻汤姆了。

I saw you kissing Tom.

Source: Tatoeba #5091248 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ, yàoshi nǐ bú qù, wǒ yě bú qù.湯姆，要是你不去，我也不去。

Tom, if you're not going, I'm not going either.

Source: Tatoeba #10351912 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu qù guò tāng mǔ de jiā?你有没有去过汤姆的家？

Have you ever been to Tom's?

Source: Tatoeba #9423224 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 姆 in context

  1. Say m / mǔ, then recall the core meaning: governess, matron, nanny.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 保姆 (bǎo mǔ), meaning “nanny”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 姆 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.