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Codepoint: U+59C6 (22982) Unified

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  1. used in 姆媽|姆妈[m1 ma1]
  2. (old) female tutor
  3. used in 保姆[bao3 mu3]

Unihan definition

child's governess; matron

康熙字典

部: 女部5畫 共8畫

【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤莫補切。同姥。女師也。婦人五十無子出,不復嫁,以婦道敎人者。
又弟妻謂夫之嫂曰姆。
【呂祖謙·紫薇雜記】呂氏母母,受嬸房婢拜,嬸見母母房婢拜,卽答。今俗兄婦呼弟妻爲嬸嬸,弟妻呼兄嫂爲姆姆,卽母母也。
又【集韻】莫𠋫切,音茂。
【禮·內則】妻將生子,及月辰居側室,夫使人日再問之,作而自問之,妻不敢見,使姆衣服而對。 別作母娒娒。娒字从𡴋。

廣韻 Guangyun

部: 去聲|49.宥

女師説文作娒

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Translingual 1
Fanqie 1
Mandarin Chinese 8
Standard Mandarin 1
Old National Pronunciation 1
Menggu Ziyun 6
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (Phags-pa script): ꡏꡟ ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (Phags-pa script): ꡏꡟ (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (IPA): mu ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (IPA): mu (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 tone: 上 ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 tone: 上 (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
Wu Chinese 6
Changzhou 1
Shanghai(Sanlintang) 1
Longyou 2
Jiangshan(Jiangshanshi) 1
Pucheng(Nanpuzhenchengguanhua) 1
Gan Chinese 3
Taining(Chengguanhua) 1
Jianning(Chengguanhua) 2
Min Chinese 7
Datian(Qianluhua) 1
Xianyou(Chengguanhua) 1
Putian 1
Chongan(Chongchengzhenchengguanhua) 1
Mingxi(Chengguanhua) 1
Jiangle(Chengguanhua) 2
Yue Chinese 1
Cantonese 1
Middle Chinese 5
Baxter–Sagart (2014) 1
Guangyun 2
  • Guangyun Rime 廣韻音韻: 宥 (Guangyun (Siku))
  • Guangyun Tone 廣韻聲調: 去聲 (Guangyun (Siku))
Menggu Ziyun 2
  • Qieyun-system phonological position: 明一模上 ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Qieyun-system phonological position: 明一模上 (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
Old Chinese 1
Baxter–Sagart (2014) 1
Japonic 3
Japanese 3
Koreanic 2
Korean 2

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