姆 (mǔ): (old) female tutor
姆 (mǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “(old) female tutor.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 母 (phonetic). It ranks #1060 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 姆 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- (old) female tutor
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汤姆 | tāng mǔ | Tom (name) |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny |
| 山姆 | shān mǔ | (name) Sam |
| 詹姆斯 | zhān mǔ sī | James (name) |
| 阿姆斯特丹 | ā mǔ sī tè dān | Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands |
| 阿姆斯特朗 | ā mǔ sī tè lǎng | surname Armstrong |
| 萨达姆 | sà dá mǔ | Saddam Hussein (1937–2006), president of Iraq 1979–2003 |
| 哈姆雷特 | hā mǔ léi tè | Hamlet (name) |
| 贝克汉姆 | bèi kè hàn mǔ | Beckenham or Beckham (name) |
| 莱姆 | lái mǔ | (loanword) lime |
| 哈莱姆 | hā lái mǔ | Harlem district of Manhattan |
| 尼姆 | ní mǔ | Nîmes (city in France) |
| 弗洛姆 | fú luò mǔ | Fromm (psychoanalyst) |
| 莱姆病 | lái mǔ bìng | Lyme disease |
| 克里姆林宫 | kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng | the Kremlin |
姆 appears in 94 compound words: 6 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 59 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 姆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Hamlet (name); the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Hamlet (name); the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark c. 1601 by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Example Sentences
古时候，姆子很少有机会接受教育。
gǔ shí hòu , m zǐ hěn shǎo yǒu jī huì jiē shòu jiào yù .
In ancient times, women rarely had the opportunity to receive an education.
宠物产业催生新兴商机 宠物保姆农历新年10天赚近万收入
chǒng wù chǎn yè cuī shēng xīn xīng shāng jī chǒng wù bǎo mǔ nóng lì xīn nián 1 0 tiān zhuàn jìn wàn shōu rù
The pet industry has given birth to emerging business opportunities Pet sitters earn nearly 10,000 yuan in 10 days of the Lunar New Year
伊朗警告荷姆兹海峡已关闭 若有船舶试图通过将开火
yī lǎng jǐng gào hé mǔ zī hǎi xiá yǐ guān bì ruò yǒu chuán bó shì tú tōng guò jiāng kāi huǒ
Iran warns that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and will open fire if any ships try to pass
伊朗-伊拉克沙拉姆切口岸现24小时开放 中领馆工作组已在口...
yī lǎng yī lā kè shā lā mǔ qiē kǒu àn xiàn 2 4 xiǎo shí kāi fàng zhōng lǐng guǎn gōng zuò zǔ yǐ zài kǒu . . .
The Iran-Iraq Shalam Cut Port is now open 24 hours a day, and the Chinese Consulate Working Group has been in the mouth...
导演惊喊“像挖到黄金”!《哈姆奈特》强势问鼎奥斯卡8项大奖
dǎo yǎn jīng hǎn xiàng wā dào huáng jīn ! hā mǔ nài tè qiáng shì wèn dǐng ào sī kǎ 8 xiàng dà jiǎng
The director exclaimed, "It's like digging gold"! "Hamnet" won 8 Oscars
墨西哥贩毒集团头目被杀引发骚乱 总统辛鲍姆指现时局势趋平静
mò xī gē fàn dú jí tuán tóu mù bèi shā yǐn fā sāo luàn zǒng tǒng xīn 鲍 mǔ zhǐ xiàn shí jú shì qū píng jìng
The killing of the leader of the Mexican drug cartel sparked riots President Simbaum said the situation is now calm
汤姆真是愚蠢，是吧？
Tāngmǔ zhēnshi yúchǔn, shì ba?
Tom is so stupid, right?
汤姆住在波士顿吗？
Tāngmǔ zhù zài Bōshìdùn ma?
Is Tom living in Boston?
你把钥匙给汤姆了吗？
Nǐ bǎ yàoshi gěi Tāngmu le ma?
Did you give Tom the key?
汤姆是如何出狱的？
Tāngmǔ shì rúhé chūyù de?
How did Tom get out of jail?
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced mǔ
Frequently Asked Questions
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