= mu + Ø3
mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female
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How to pronounce 母

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= mu initial

Mu is for Malte Monkey.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

母 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Characters with 母 as component

měi = m + ei3
each / every
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= mu + Ø3
woman who looks after small children / (old) female tutor
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= du + Ø2
poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics
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Words with 母

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mother / also pr. [mu3 qin5] / CL:個|个[ge4]
father and mother / parents
father and mother; parents

Sentences with 母

kàn
jiù
wáng
de
pán
táo
yuán
 
 
gěi
kān
guǎn

Want to remember 母 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female

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