姆

Character

姆 m · mǔ · m

HSK 7–9Character3 readings

used in 姆妈 (m mā)

Radical: 女
Strokes: 8
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 女母
Traditional: 姆
Frequency: #799 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

mMain reading mǔRare reading mReading 3

m

r29377Main readingHSK 7–9

used in 姆妈 (m mā) CC-CEDICT

mǔ

mu3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is m.

(old) female tutor CC-CEDICT
used in 保姆 (bǎo mǔ) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “姆” as mǔ

保姆bǎo mǔa person paid to take care of children at homeWordHSK 7–9 兰姆lán mǔLambWord 姆佬mǔ lǎoMulao ethnic group of GuangxiWord 尼姆ní mǔNîmesWord 山姆shān mǔ(name) SamWord 库姆kù mǔQomWord 朗姆lǎng mǔ(loanword) rumWord 欧姆ōu mǔ(loanword) ohmWord

m

p1957Reading 3

nanny (as in 姆妈)

Stroke order

Practice writing 姆

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Example sentences

我们请了一个保姆。
wǒ men qǐng le yí gè bǎo mǔ
We hired a nanny.
AI-generated sentence
保姆在家带孩子。
bǎo mǔ zài jiā dài hái zi
The nanny takes care of the child at home.
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这个保姆对孩子很好。
zhè ge bǎo mǔ duì hái zi hěn hǎo
This nanny is very good to the children.
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Same radical 女

All characters with 女 →

她tā 好hǎo 女nǚ 如rú 始shǐ 妈mā 媽mā 委wěi 威wēi 婚hūn 妹mèi 姐jiě

姆