拇(mǔ)

8 strokes

thumb

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Character information

Pinyin
mǔ
Meaning
thumb; big toe
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拇 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌母

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 母 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu母mǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拇 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 拇

Common words using 拇 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

mǔ拇zhàn战

finger-guessing game

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mǔ拇zhǐ指

thumb; big toe

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mǔ拇zhǐ趾

big toe

Open 拇趾 page →
dà大mǔ拇zhǐ指

Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)

Open 大拇指 page →
xiǎo小mǔ拇zhǐ指

little finger

Open 小拇指 page →

Related characters

From 拇’s common words

战指趾大小

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