母親 (mǔqīn) — mother (formal, respectful register)

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母親 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)

母親＝母＋親

ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣ · mǔqīn

noun — mother (formal, respectful register)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

母mother (母親的母)mǔ女 (woman) with two dots marking the nursing breasts — the nursing woman, the mother

親close; dear; parent (親愛的親)qīn亲 (a figure climbing a tree, reaching up) + 見 (to see): drawing close enough to see clearly — intimate nearness

母親，母親的母，親愛的親。