拇
thumb; big toe
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,774 U+62C7
How 拇 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 母 (phonetic, mǔ)
How to remember it
thumb · Heisig RSH #1837
fingers + 母 mother
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 母
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 母 (mǔ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 母 sound component | mǔ | mother; female elders; female |
| 毒 | dú | poison, venom; drug, narcotic |
| 姆 | mǔ | governess, matron, nanny |
| 每 | měi | each, every |
| 呣 | m | interjection or exclamation indicating a question |
Words containing 拇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大拇指 | Dà mu zhǐ | Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales) |
| 大拇指 | dà mu zhǐ | thumb |
| 小拇指 | xiǎo mǔ zhǐ | little finger; pinkie |
| 二拇指 | èr mu zhǐ | index finger |
| 竖起大拇指 | shù qǐ dà mu zhǐ | to give a thumbs-up; to express one's approval |
| 大拇哥 | dà mǔ gē | thumb; big toe; USB flash drive |
| 拇指甲 | mǔ zhǐ jia | thumbnail |
| 拇外翻 | mǔ wài fān | bunion; hallux valgus |
| 拇趾外翻 | mǔ zhǐ wài fān | bunion; hallux valgus |
| 拇战 | mǔ zhàn | finger-guessing game |
| 拇囊炎 | mǔ náng yán | bunion; hallux valgus |
| 拇指 | mǔ zhǐ | thumb; big toe |
| 翘拇指 | qiào mǔ zhǐ | to give a thumbs-up |
| 拇趾 | mǔ zhǐ | big toe |