姆 mǔ governess
governess; matron; nanny
怎么记住“姆”: 女 woman + 母 mother = governess. A kind woman from the village moves in when the twins' mother goes back to work, and becomes their governess.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
姆 = 女 woman + 母 mother
- 女 woman meaning
- 母 mother sound
A kind woman from the village moves in when the twins' mother goes back to work, and becomes their governess.
How it came to be
The woman gives the meaning and the mother the sound.
用法
- Bound; chiefly in 保姆 (bǎomǔ): a nanny/domestic helper. 请个保姆 (qǐng ge bǎomǔ) hire a nanny.
- Also transliterates foreign syllables (山姆 Shānmǔ, Sam).