Dong Chinese dictionary

mǔ

mother

Pictograph of a woman kneeling, with two dots representing the two nipples that mothers use to feed their young.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

mǔ

mother; female elders; female; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female

Most common words with 母

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (1 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sources