母 mǔ
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mǔ
noun
mother
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 慈母多敗兒 'a mother who lavishes too much love on her children spoils them', from Han Feizi's Xian Xue (CC-CEDICT '母'; DCP 'C222'; Guoyu '母' n 3; Kroll 2015 '母' 1, p. 315; Unihan '母'; XHZD '母' 1, p. 518) -
mǔ
radical
Kangxi radical 80
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
mǔ
adjective
female
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature
Notes: Used to describe the sex of female animals; for example, 母牛 'cow' (CC-CEDICT '母'; Guoyu '母' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '母' 2, p. 315; Unihan '母'; XHZD '母' 3, p. 518) -
mǔ
noun
female elders; older female relatives
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 姑母 'aunt' (CC-CEDICT '母'; Guoyu '母' n 1; Kroll 2015 '母' 1a, p. 315; Unihan '母'; XHZD '母' 2, p. 518) -
mǔ
noun
parent; source; origin
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 根源 (CC-CEDICT '母'; Guoyu '母' n 4; Kroll 2015 '母' 5, p. 315; XHZD '母' 4, p. 518) -
mǔ
noun
all women
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '母' 1b, p. 315) -
mǔ
verb
to foster; to nurture
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '母' 3, p. 315) -
mǔ
noun
a large proportion of currency
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '母' 4, p. 315) -
mǔ
noun
investment capital
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '母' 4a, p. 315) -
mǔ
noun
mother; maternal deity
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mātṛ, or: mātā, Tibetan: ma (BCSD '母', p. 695; Mahāvyutpatti 'mātā (mātṛ)'; MW 'mātṛ'; SH '母' 1, p. 193)
Contained in
- 救度佛母二十一种礼赞经(救度佛母二十一種禮讚經) Sutra on the Twenty One Praises for the Goddess Tara; Jiudu Fomu Ershi Yi Zhong Lizan Jing
- 大柔善救度佛母 Mahasanti Tara
- 财续母(財續母) Vasudhara
- 七俱胝佛母心大准提陀罗尼经(七俱胝佛母心大准提陀羅尼經) Goddess of Seven Koti Buddhas, Cundi Dharani Sutra; Qi Juzhi Fomu Xin Da Zhun Ti Tuoluoni Jing
- 佛说佛母宝德藏般若波罗蜜经(佛說佛母寶德藏般若波羅蜜經) Verses on the Accumulation of Precious Qualities; Ratnaguṇasaṃcayagāthā
- 佛说观自在菩萨母陀罗尼经(佛說觀自在菩薩母陀羅尼經) Avalokiteśvaramātādhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Guanzizai Pusa Mu Tuoluoni Jing
- 守护众地母(守護眾地母) Sa-gahi skyov-pa
- 吉祥圆满救度佛母(吉祥圓滿救度佛母) Paripurna Tara
- 七佛父母姓字经(七佛父母姓字經) Sutra on the Names of the Fathers and Mothers of the Seven Buddhas; Qi Fo Fumu Xing Zi Jing
- 释梵火天母(釋梵火天母) Tara; Brgya-byin me-lhatshavs-pa
- 诸母涕泣(諸母涕泣) weeping mothers [and nurses]
- 为母说法(為母說法) taught Dharma for his mother
- 诸星母陀罗尼经(諸星母陀羅尼經) Dharani Sutra on the Mother of the Stars; Zhu Xing Mu Tuoluoni Jing
- 摩诃迦叶度贫母经(摩訶迦葉度貧母經) Mohe Jiaye Du Pin Mu Jing
- 增禄天母(增祿天母) Vasudhara
- 金刚亥母(金剛亥母) Vajravarahi; Dakini Vajravarahi; Dorje Pakmo
- 成熟度母 Pacaka Tara
- 百秋朗月母 Ston-kahi zla-ba Kun-tu gsal-brgya
- 佛说圣曜母陀罗尼经(佛說聖曜母陀羅尼經) Grahamātṛkādhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Sheng Yao Mu Tuoluoni Jing
- 佛母般泥洹经(佛母般泥洹經) Fomu Bannihuan Jing
- 佛说七俱胝佛母心大准提陀罗尼经(佛說七俱胝佛母心大准提陀羅尼經) Goddess of Seven Koti Buddhas, Cundi Dharani Sutra; Fo Shuo Qi Juzhi Fomu Xin Da Zhun Ti Tuoluoni Jing ; Cundīdevīdhāraṇīsūtra
- 能寂母 Mother of Sakyamuni
Also contained in
嫁母 、 母球 、 义母 、 母题 、 母狗 、 鼻韵母 、 字母顺序 、 薄母 、 褓母 、 核动力航空母舰 、 国音字母 、 母子垂直感染 、 祖母 、 贾母 、 酿母菌 、 母党 、 母以子贵 、 瑶池金母 、 字母 、 圣母玛利亚 、 注音字母 、 丈母娘 、 母系 、 母船 、 全浊声母 、 舅母 、 继父母 、 保母 、 母老虎
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 8 Protection of the Ruler of the State Dharani Sutra (Shouhu Guo Jie Zhu Tuoluoni Jing) 守護國界主陀羅尼經 — count: 121
- Scroll 7 Bhadrakalpikasūtra (Xian Jie Jing) 賢劫經 — count: 99
- Scroll 49 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 87
- Scroll 1 Mahārakṣāmantrānusāriṇīsūtra (Fo Shuo Da Hu Ming Da Tuoluoni Jing) 佛說大護明大陀羅尼經 — count: 83
- Scroll 1 Za Baozang Jing 雜寶藏經 — count: 80
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 78
- Scroll 8 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 74
- Scroll 7 Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) 佛本行集經 — count: 74
- Scroll 56 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 72 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 White Canopy Buddha Crown Summary Dharani Sutra (Fo Shuo Dabai Sangai Zong Chi Tuoluoni Jing) 佛說大白傘蓋總持陀羅尼經 — count: 71
Collocations
- 母胎 (母胎) 毗婆尸菩薩從兜率天降神母胎 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 59
- 火母 (火母) 事火編髮梵志取燥火鑽火母 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 17
- 入母 (入母) 始入母胎時 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 13
- 母腹 (母腹) 入於母腹住胎藏中 — Sutra of the Seven Buddhas 七佛經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
- 从父母 (從父母) 從父母生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 11
- 住母 (住母) 菩薩住母胎 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
- 小母 (小母) 其大母子語小母言 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 10
- 母生 (母生) 從父母生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 10
- 母字 (母字) 母字槃頭末陀 — Sutra on the Names of the Fathers and Mothers of the Seven Buddhas (Qi Fo Fumu Xing Zi Jing) 七佛父母姓字經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 降神母 (降神母) 毗婆尸菩薩從兜率天降神母胎 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7