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Word and Radical Components of 继母

The Chinese word 继母 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
继母 1. Simplified form of 繼母

继母 ⇨ 继 + 母
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. Simplified form of 繼
1. mother
     父母 - father and mother
     母子 - mother and son
     (ant, zh, )
2. (Used to address a female elder member of a family.)
     姑母 - father's sister
     祖母 - grandmother
     (ant, zh, )
3. (of animal) female
     母牛 - female cow
     (syn, zh, )
     (ant, zh, )
4. pertaining to origin
     母校 - alma mater

继 ⇨ 纟 + + 米
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. silk
2. Simplified form of 糹
1.
1. hulled or husked uncooked rice
2. husked seed
3. grain-like things
4. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for 米粉 (gloss=rice vermicelli)
     星洲.炒米 - Xīngzhōu chǎomǐ - Singapore-style noodles
     雪菜 火鴨 - syut3 coi3 fo2 aap3 si1 man1 mai5 - braised rice vermicelli with pickled mustard and shredded roast duck, C
5. (Cantonese, Shanghainese Wu, slang) money
      - jau5 mai5 - rich, C
     (zh-co, 背米, tr=2pe+3mi, to earn money, SH)
6. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten thousand of a currency designation; ten grand
7. metre
      (bhi2 san1, MN-T) - 1.3 metres
      。 (Wǒ yǒu yī mǐ jiǔ gāo.) - I'm 1.9 metres tall.