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■ radical

měi

each

How it’s built

Pictograph of a woman (母) with a hairpin in her hair. In ancient China, women of marriagable age wore a hairpin. Based on the original meaning "young woman" The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

iconic

characterless component Depicts a hairpin.

iconic

mother

Through the ages

Oracle bone script
Bronze script

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