拇 mǔ thumb
thumb; big toe
怎么记住“拇”: 扌 hand + 母 mother = thumb. The baby reaches for the hand of her mother and holds on tight to one big thumb.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
拇 = 扌 hand + 母 mother
- 扌 hand meaning
- 母 mother sound
The baby reaches for the hand of her mother and holds on tight to one big thumb.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the mother gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; the thumb (or big toe), mainly in 拇指 (mǔzhǐ), thumb: 竖起大拇指 (shùqǐ dà mǔzhǐ) to give a thumbs-up.
- 大拇指 (dà mǔzhǐ) is the everyday word for thumb.