母(mǔ): mother
HSK 35 strokes
mother
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- mǔ
- Meaning
- mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 母 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
A mother's breasts
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
How to write 母 step by step
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