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mother 母
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Shows 'woman' 女 with a longer right stroke ノ and with two dots : that are swollen breasts of a nursing (breast-feeding) woman. |
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妈
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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mother, mom
mā Left: woman 女, right: horse 马 (=馬 with mane, four legs 灬 und tail ㄅ)
The woman who works as hard as a horse, is my mother. |
女
马
母
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每
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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every, each
měi At top: lying person  as a flat variant of 人, below: mother 母 (= woman 女 with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding)
Persons have mothers: every! |
每
母
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惯
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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accustomed to, used to, indulge, to spoil (a child)
guàn Left: feeling 忄, right: to pierce 贯 (Mother's 母 money 贝 is pierced.)
My feelings are pierced, but I get accustomed to it. |
忄
母
贝
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母
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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mother
mǔ A variation of woman 女 with emphasized breasts indicated by the two dots : stands for: breast-feeding
A woman with swollen breasts is a mother. |
母
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悔
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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regret, remorse, repentance
huǐ Left: feeling 忄, right: each/every 每 (every person 人 = has a mother 母) [母 = woman 女 with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding]
A feeling that everyone has (at times) is regret. |
忄
每
母
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海
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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ocean, sea
hǎi Left: water 氵, right: every 每 (every person 人 = has a mother 母) [母 = woman 女 with emphasized swollen breasts : when breast-feeding]
Water is in every ocean. |
氵
每
母
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娘
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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mother, young lady, bride
niáng Left: woman 女, right: good 良
The woman who is good, is the mother. |
女
良
母
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毒
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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poison, narcotics, evil
dú Top: growing plant  (here: vegetarian), below: mother 母 (= woman 女 with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding)
Vegetarian [nutrition] for mothers can be poisoning? |
丰
母
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姆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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nanny, woman who looks after small children
mǔ Left: woman 女, right: mother 母 (= woman 女 with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding)
This woman stand for the mother: The nanny! |
女
母
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贯
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to pierce through, to pass through
guàn Top: not 毋 (here: variant of mother 母), bottom: money 贝
Mother's money is pierced. |
母
贝
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侮
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to insult, to ridicule, to disgrace
wǔ Left: person 人, right: each/often 每 (every person 人 = has a mother 母 [母 = breast-feeding woman 女 with emphasized bosom : ])
A person, everbody wants to insult. |
人
每
母
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嗨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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Hey!, Hi!
hāi Left: mouth 口, right: ocean, sea 海 (Water 氵is in every 每 ocean. [every 每 = every person has a mother 母.])
A mouth like an ocean yells: Hey! |
口
氵
母
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梅
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JLPT no HSK |
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plum (=ume), Japanese apricot
méi Left: tree 木, right: every 每 (every person 人 = has a mother 母.)
The tree for everybody is the plum tree. |
木
每
母
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毋
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JLPT no HSK |
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no, don't
wú
The woman 女 with emphasized tits is a mother 母, but here striked out ノ, thus: not. |
母
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毓
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(archaic) to give birth to a child, to rear
yù Left: every 每 (Every person 人 = has a mother 母.), right: 㐬 ("newborn baby" as a child turned upside down  : the child 子 comes with head first, with amniotic fluid 川)
Every mother with the newborn stands for: giving birth. |
每
母
㐬
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拇
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JLPT no HSK |
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thumb, big toe
mǔ Left: hand 扌, right: mother 母 (= woman 女 with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding)
At the hand it is seen as the 'mother', the: thumb. |
扌
母
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妞
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JLPT no HSK |
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young girl
niū Left: woman 女, right: ugly 丑 (The devil 鬼 was simplified to the ugly: 丑, here: part of mother 母)
The woman, who is only a part of a mother is: a young girl. |
女
丑
母
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