沐

mù

木 + 氵

Definitions

mù to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 木 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 木

About

This phono-semantic compound uses the radical 氵 (water) and the phonetic component 木 (tree). The water radical places it within the domain of washing, while 木 provides the sound. Its original meaning referred specifically to washing one's hair, distinct from bathing the body. Over time, the sense broadened to include bathing in general. It further developed metaphorical meanings, such as receiving favors, being immersed in a beneficial environment, or being bathed in light or grace, allowing it to describe being enveloped in positive influences.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我每天沐浴一次。

Wǒ měitiān mùyù yī cì.

I bathe once every day.

他沐浴后在休息。

Tā mùyù hòu zài xiūxi.

He is resting after bathing.

沐着阳光很舒服。

Mùzhe yángguāng hěn shūfu.

Bathing in the sunlight is very comfortable.

孩子们在花园里沐浴阳光。

Háizimen zài huāyuán lǐ mùyù yángguāng.

The children are bathing in the sunlight in the garden.

沐浴在爱的环境中。

Mùyù zài ài de huánjìng zhōng.

Bathing in an environment of love.

每当沐浴时，他都喜欢听音乐。

Měi dāng mùyù shí, tā dōu xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.

Whenever he bathes, he likes to listen to music.

沐浴后，她感觉非常舒服，准备开始新的一天。

Mùyù hòu, tā gǎnjué fēicháng shūfu, zhǔnbèi kāishǐ xīn de yī tiān.

After bathing, she feels very comfortable and ready to start a new day.

在知识的海洋中沐浴，让他不断成长。

Zài zhīshi de hǎiyáng zhōng mùyù, ràng tā bùduàn chéngzhǎng.

Bathing in the ocean of knowledge allows him to grow continuously.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 木

Component: 氵

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