某 (mǒu): certain, some
某 (mǒu) is a Chinese character meaning “certain, some.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 甘 (structural) and 木 (structural). It ranks #517 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 某 the sweet 甘 fruit of a certain tree 木. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- certain, some
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe sweet 甘 fruit of a certain tree 木
Decomposition: ⿱甘木 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 某种 | mǒu zhǒng | some kind (of) |
| 某些 | mǒu xiē | some |
| 某人 | mǒu rén | someone |
| 某地 | mǒu dì | somewhere |
| 某某 | mǒu mǒu | so-and-so |
| 某时 | mǒu shí | sometime |
| 某事 | mǒu shì | something |
| 某物 | mǒu wù | something |
| 某处 | mǒu chù | somewhere |
| 某甲 | mǒu jiǎ | somebody |
某 appears in 10 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 某 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
某公司宣布将在本市投资建厂,预计创造上千个就业岗位。
Mǒu gōngsī xuānbù jiāng zài běn shì tóuzī jiàn chǎng, yùjì chuàngzào shàngqiān gè jiùyè gǎngwèi.
A certain company announced it will invest in building a factory in this city, expected to create thousands of jobs.
...窄到一根手指都疼是怎么回事?是不是感染了某种妇科病
. . . zhǎi dào yī gēn shǒu zhǐ dōu téng shì zěn má huí shì ? shì bù shì gǎn rǎn le mǒu zhǒng fù kē bìng
... What's going on with it so narrow that it hurts to one finger? Is it infected with some kind of gynecological disease?
把“麦克风”递给官兵!海军航空兵某团增强课堂吸引力
bǎ mài kè fēng dì gěi guān bīng ! hǎi jūn háng kōng bīng mǒu tuán zēng qiáng kè táng xī yǐn lì
Hand the "microphone" to the officers and soldiers! A certain regiment of naval aviation enhances the attractiveness of the classroom
西部战区空军雷达某旅(26.2.17)
xī bù zhàn qū kōng jūn léi dá mǒu lǚ ( 2 6 . 2 . 1 7 )
A brigade of the Western Theater Air Force radar (26.2.17)
大山深处:鞭炮声声 笑声朗朗——火箭军某部春节见闻
dà shān shēn chǔ biān pào shēng shēng xiào shēng lǎng lǎng huǒ jiàn jūn mǒu bù chūn jié jiàn wén
Deep in the mountains: the sound of firecrackers and the sound of laughter -- a department of the Rocket Force in the Spring Festival
新春走军营丨北部战区陆军某边防旅巡逻艇中队守望北疆..
xīn chūn zǒu jūn yíng 丨 běi bù zhàn ōu lù jūn mǒu biān fáng lǚ xún luó tǐng zhōng duì shǒu wàng běi jiāng . .
The new spring walk military camp丨Army in the northern theater of war a border guard brigade patrol boat squadron watch over the northern border ...
我想去欧洲的某个地方。
Wǒ xiǎng qù ōuzhōu de mǒu gè dìfang.
I want to go somewhere in Europe.
日本在某些领域赶上了美国。
Rìběn zài mǒuxiē lǐngyù gǎnshàng le Měiguó.
Japan has caught up with America in some fields.
珍正在和某人交谈。
Zhēn zhèngzài hé mǒurén jiāotán.
Jane is talking with somebody.
某天晚上,他又累又沮丧地回到了家。
Mǒu tiān wǎnshang, tā yòu lèi yòu jǔsàng de huídào le jiā.
One night he came home very tired and sad.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced mǒu
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