嬷
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Meaning: dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽
💡 Mó sounds like 'mow' – imagine mowing the lawn with your mother.
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Character Story & Explanation
Archaeologically, 嬷 (mó) is a rare character found in ancient dialects, serving as an alternative form of 媽 (mā, 'mother'). It combines the radical 女 (woman) with a phonetic component. In historical texts, it was used in regional vernaculars, especially in southern China, but has largely fallen out of use. Its modern survival is mostly in classical literature or as a variant in certain dialects.
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