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
- 手按大地母 Sa-ba
- 般若佛母 Prajna, Mother of all Buddhas
- 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
- 白衣母 Pāṇḍaravāsinī
- 七佛俱胝佛母心大准提陀罗尼法(七佛俱胝佛母心大准提陀羅尼法) Goddess of Seven Koti of Buddhas Cundi Heart Dharani Ritual; Qi Fo Juzhi Fomu Xin Da Zhun Ti Tuoluoni Fa
- 佛母大金耀孔雀明王经(佛母大金耀孔雀明王經) Buddha Mother Great Golden Sparkling Peahen Wisdom King Sutra
- 瑜伽金刚顶经释字母品(瑜伽金剛頂經釋字母品) Yujia Jingang Ding Jing Shi Zimu Pin; Explanation of Characters in the Yoga Vajra Crown Tantra
- 诸母涕泣(諸母涕泣) weeping mothers [and nurses]
- 成熟度母 Pacaka Tara
- 以般若波罗蜜为母(以般若波羅蜜為母) prajñāpāramitā is the mother
- 佛昇忉利天为母說法经(佛昇忉利天為母說法經) Sutra on Buddha's Ascension to the Trayastrimsas Heaven to Discourse the Dharma to His Mother
- 毘舍佉母 Mṛgāra-mātṛ
- 如火炽盛救度佛母(如火熾盛救度佛母) Pacaka Tara
- 佛母大孔雀明王经(佛母大孔雀明王經) Great Peahen Queen of Spells; Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing
- 成就一切救度佛母 Siddhida Tara
- 颦眉威相救度佛母 Kruddha-Kali Tara
- 天母 queen
- 欢喜母(歡喜母) Hariti
- 准提佛母(準提佛母) Cundi Bodhisattva
- 佛眼部母 Buddha-locani
Also contained in
岳母 、 母党 、 韵母 、 褓母 、 母亲 、 西王母 、 母难日 、 嫫母 、 螺丝母 、 叔丈母 、 首字母 、 婆母 、 事父母 、 母女 、 西里尔字母 、 声母 、 螺母 、 小写字母 、 圣母峰 、 谊母 、 异母 、 希腊字母 、 母题 、 同母异父 、 母爱 、 字母词 、 曾祖父母 、 阿母 、 母语 、 弑母 、 在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
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: 58
- 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
- 住母 (住母) 菩薩住母胎 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
- 从父母 (從父母) 從父母生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 11
- 母生 (母生) 從父母生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 10
- 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