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Chinese Symbol for Mother

母
mǔ

mother

5 strokes

Meaning

Mother, in writing and set words. In speech, people say 妈妈.

Where the character comes from

A picture of a woman with two dots for breasts: a nursing mother.

Stroke order

Stroke order data: Make Me a Hanzi / hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License)

Words with 母

妈妈 māma mum
母亲 mǔqīn mother
父母 fùmǔ parents

Using 母 in a tattoo or design

For a tattoo honouring your mother, 母亲 (mother) or 妈妈 (mum) reads more naturally.

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