穆 - Dong Chinese dictionary

mù

majestic

Original meaning:

ears of a grain plant

Depicts the ripe drooping ears of a grain stalk (禾). 彡 was later added as a decorative mark. Based on the original meaning "ears of a grain plant". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "majestic".

Components

禾 Iconic component

hé

grain stalk

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts the ripe drooping ear of a grain stalk.

彡 Distinguishing component

shān

hair

Used here as a decorative mark.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

穆

mù

majestic, solemn, reverent; calm; solemn; reverent; burial position in an ancestral tomb (old); old variant of 默

穆

Mù

surname Mu

Most common words with 穆

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	穆斯林	Muslim
	穆	solemn
	穆罕默德	Mohammed (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God
	珠穆朗玛峰	Mt Everest
	穆沙拉夫	Pervez Musharraf (1943-), Pakistani general and politician, president 2001-2008