Phonetic Families & Components

Sound Roots & Semantic Radicals Explorer

Decode Chinese characters by their shared sound roots and see how semantic radicals split their meanings across tones.

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牟

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)

牟 (móu)

surname Mou; barley

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Tone Fan-out (牟)

How this root's pronunciation drifts across the Mandarin tone spectrum:

3 Active Tones

Tone 1mōu

Tone 2móu

Tone 5

Family Characters (7)

Root: 牟

牟

móu

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Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)

surname Mou; barley

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侔

móu

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亻(person)

similar; comparable

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哞

mōu

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口(mouth)

moo (sound made by cow)

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毪

mú

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毛(hair)

a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet

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眸

móu

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目(eye)

pupil (of the eye); eye

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蛑

móu

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虫(insect)

marine crab

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鉾

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釒(metal)

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