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mǔ · mother

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #2351
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5Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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母Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 母

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mǔWords pronounced mǔ
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Example sentences

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Wǒ hé wǒ de fù mǔ zhù zài yì qǐ.我和我的父母住在一起。

My parents and I live together.

Source: Tatoeba #5739184 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de mǔ qīn cóng bù zǎo qǐ lái.我的母亲从不早起来。

My mother doesn't wake up early.

Source: Tatoeba #1514211 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì wǒ de yuè mǔ.她是我的岳母。

She is my mother-in-law.

Source: Tatoeba #6051013 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yóu tā de zǔ mǔ dài dà de.她是由她的祖母带大的。

She was brought up by her grandmother.

Source: Tatoeba #397106 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de fù mǔ shì cóng zhōng guó lái de.我的父母是从中国来的。

My parents are from China.

Source: Tatoeba #4761425 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bú shì wǒ de fù mǔ.他们不是我的父母。

They aren't my parents.

Source: Tatoeba #10737410 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 母 in context

  1. Say mǔ, then recall the core meaning: mother.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 父母 (fù mǔ), meaning “father and mother”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 母 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.