The Chinese word for mother is
母亲

mǔ qīn

Chinese Definition

mother
1. 名词. 母亲，妈妈
2. 名词. （对女修道院院长的尊称）
3. 名词. (喻)源泉，发源地，起源
4. 动词. (及物動詞) 当作母亲；养育
5. 名词. 最大的，最伟大的，最显著的
Components
母
1. mother
2. female (animal)
母牛 - cow
亲
1. spicy; hot; pungent
2. relatives
辛辣 - spicy
3. parents
4. hard; laborious; toilsome
5. marriage
辛苦 - laborious
6. bride
7. suffering; hardship; misery
8. related by blood; blood (brothers, sisters)
辛酸 - bitter
9. close friend
10. The eighth of the ten heavenly stems.
11. close, intimate
12. (in a list) eighth; number 8; VIII
13. to fraternise with; pro-
14. (organic chemistry) octa-
15. personally; with one's own (body part)
16. to kiss
17. (Internet, customer service) dear sir or madam
18. Only used in 親家 (one's child's parents-in-law)

母親
1. n. (formal) mother

母亲
1. n. (formal) mother

媽媽
1. n. (Cantonese, Min Bei) paternal grandmother
2. n. (informal) mum (mom); mama
遵守媽媽ma 的叮嚀 - to follow mum's advice

妈妈
1. n. (informal) mum (mom); mama
遵守媽媽ma 的叮嚀 - to follow mum's advice

娘
1. woman, especially a young girl
姑娘niang - girl
2. (colloquial) mother; ma
3. wife of another person
4. elderly lady
5. (religion) The Lady, an epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu (tr=-).

媽
1. mom; mum: an affectionate term for a mother
2. (usually with qualifier) other older female relatives or house-servants
3. (religion) The Mother, an epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu (tr=-).

妈
1. mom; mum: an affectionate term for a mother
2. (usually with qualifier) other older female relatives or house-servants
3. (religion) The Mother, an epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu (tr=-).

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