Definitions
(noun)
mother
(noun,adjective)
female (of animals)
(noun)
source; origin
Etymology
Pictograph of a woman kneeling, with two dots representing the two nipples that mothers use to feed their young.
About
The character "母" originated from a pictorial representation of a woman with emphasized breasts to signify a mother. Its structure builds upon the character "女" by adding two dots to indicate breasts. The meaning of "母" started as a term for a female parent and later broadened to include analogous roles, such as the female in animal breeding, and abstract concepts like the origin or main part of an object, exemplified in words such as "母国" for motherland.
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我的母亲很善良。
父母都很关心我。
字母表有26个字母。
我的母语是汉语。
母乳对婴儿很好。
母鸡在院子里找食物。
母校举办了一场校友会。
母亲节那天，我给母亲送了礼物。