(mǔ) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

mother; female HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 145 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 母 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 母

fùmǔ parents; father and mother
父母总是担心孩子的安全。
Fùmǔ zǒngshì dānxīn háizi de ānquán.
Parents always worry about their children's safety.
mǔnǚ mother and daughter
那对母女长得很像。
Nà duì mǔnǚ zhǎng de hěn xiàng.
That mother and daughter look very alike.
mǔqīn mother
母亲的爱是最伟大的。
Mǔqīn de ài shì zuì wěidà de.
A mother's love is the greatest.
mǔzǐ mother and son
这对母子关系很好。
Zhè duì mǔzǐ guānxì hěn hǎo.
This mother and son have a good relationship.

Tasks Featuring 母 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论情感话题
Discuss Emotions · 父母、母女、母亲
All Characters mù →

About the character 母

() means mother; female. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".