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苜

mù

Character

What 苜 means

1. clover

Words starting with 苜

• 苜蓿mù xulucerne; alfalfa

Characters built on 目

These share the phonetic component 目 (mù), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 具jùtool; device; utensil
• 督dū(bound form) to supervise
• 睹dǔto observe; to see
• 睦mùamicable; harmonious
• 钼mùmolybdenum (chemistry)
• 瞩zhǔto gaze at; to stare at
• 瞽gǔblind; undiscerning
• 盱xūanxious; stare

Characters that look like 苜

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 育yùto have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
• 贸màocommerce; trade
• 贯guànto pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together
• 冒màoto emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; (bound form) reckless
• 贺hèto congratulate
• 苴jū(hemp); sack cloth

Sounds the same

Read mù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 目eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh
• 慕to admire
• 木(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
• 幕curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general
• 牧to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old)
• 墓grave; tomb; mausoleum
• 沐to bathe; to cleanse; to receive
• 睦amicable; harmonious
• 暮evening; sunset
• 穆solemn; reverent; calm
• 募to canvass for contributions; to collect; to raise; to recruit; to enlist
• 牟used in 牟平; used in 中牟