m

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

母 sound component

  Sound component

  

mother

Evolution

呣 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
呣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

m

interjection expressing a question; interjection expressing consent; um