穆 (mù): solemn, reverent, calm
穆 (mù) is a Chinese character meaning “solemn.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禾 (semantic) and 㣎 (phonetic). It ranks #1669 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 穆 grain. Its radical form 禾 (grain) appears in many related characters such as 秋 (qiū, autumn), 科 (kē, branch of study), 租 (zū, to hire).
Definitions
- solemn
- reverent
- calm
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 穆斯林noun | mù sī lín | Muslim |
| 穆罕默德proper-noun | mù hǎn mò dé | Muhammad (c. 570–632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God |
| 珠穆朗玛峰proper-noun | zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēng | Mount Everest (from its Tibetan name, Chomolungma) |
| 穆迪 | mù dí | Moody's, company specializing in financial market ratings |
| 穆萨维 | mù sà wéi | Moussavi, Mir Hussein (1941-), candidate in Iran's disputed 2009 elections |
| 肃穆adjective | sù mù | solemn and respectful |
| 穆沙拉夫 | mù shā lā fū | Pervez Musharraf (1943-), Pakistani general and politician, president 2001-2008 |
| 喀土穆proper-noun | kā tǔ mù | Khartoum, capital of Sudan |
| 穆索尔斯基 | mù suǒ ěr sī jī | Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), Russian composer, composer of Pictures at an Exhibition |
| 穆尔西 | mù ěr xī | Morsi, Mursi or Morsy (name) |
| 穆巴拉克proper-noun | mù bā lā kè | Hosni Mubarak (1928-2020), former Egyptian President and military commander |
| 亚穆苏克罗proper-noun | yà mù sū kè luó | Yamoussoukro (city in the Ivory Coast) |
| 穆夫提noun | mù fū tí | (Islam) mufti (loanword from Arabic) |
| 阿穆尔河proper-noun | ā mù ěr hé | Amur River (the border between northeast China and Russia) |
| 阿穆尔州 | ā mù ěr zhōu | Amur Oblast, in far eastern Russia |
穆 appears in 38 compound words: 50 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 39 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 穆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
穆字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
mù zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "穆" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
联储局穆萨莱姆:目前货币政策适当地平衡风险
lián chǔ jú mù sà 莱 mǔ : mù qián huò bì zhèng cè shì dāng dì píng héng fēng xiǎn
Fed Musalem: Monetary policy is currently balancing risks appropriately
穆迪首席紧急警告..市场与经济脱节严重 美...
mù dí shǒu xí jǐn jí jǐng gào . . shì chǎng yǔ jīng jì tuō jié yán chóng měi . . .
Moody's Chief Emergency Warning: The market and the economy are seriously disconnected...
...联酋驻港总领事馆首办“斋月足球杯” 滙聚穆斯林足球爱好者
. . . lián 酋 zhù gǎng zǒng lǐng shì guǎn shǒu bàn 斋 yuè zú qiú bēi 滙 jù mù sī lín zú qiú ài hǎo zhě
... The Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Hong Kong organizes the "Ramadan Football Cup" for the first time to bring together Muslim football lovers
内塔尼亚胡宣布组建针对穆斯林的新联盟
nèi tǎ ní yà hú xuān bù zǔ jiàn zhēn duì mù sī lín de xīn lián méng
Netanyahu Announces Formation of New Coalition Targeting Muslims
美国大使称以色列可占全中东 阿拉伯与穆斯林国家谴责
měi guó dà shǐ chèn yǐ sè liè kě zhàn quán zhōng dōng ā lā bó yǔ mù sī lín guó jiā qiǎn zé
The U.S. ambassador said Israel could occupy the entire Middle East, and Arab and Muslim countries condemned it
珠穆朗玛峰有多高？
Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng yǒu duō gāo?
How high is Mount Everest?
穆斯林人也爱耶稣。
Mùsīlín rén yě ài Yēsū.
Muslims love Jesus, too.
最先登上珠穆朗玛峰的人是谁？
Zuì xiān dēngshàng Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng de rén shì shéi?
Who first reached the summit of Mt. Everest?
衷心祝贺你的生日，穆里尔！
Zhōngxīn zhùhè nǐ de shēngrì, Mùlǐ'ěr!
Congratulations for your birthday, Muriel!
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 禾 (grain) component
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