睦 mù — friendly · English

睦

mù

friendly

At a glance · 睦

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「睦」从目坴声，小篆从目坴声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「睦」本义为目顺、和睦，引申亲睦、和好。

Structure

从目、坴(lù)声，形声字，目表视义类，坴表音，本为和好。

At a glance

Pinyinmù

Radical目

Strokes13

UnicodeU+7766

Character type形声

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English friendly friendly, amiable, peaceful

Français harmonieux Harmonieux, amical. «上和下睦» : vivre en bonne entente.

Español armonioso Armonioso, amistoso. «上和下睦»: vivir en concordia.

العربية متناغم متناغم، ودود. «上和下睦»: العيش في وئام.

Русский дружный Дружный, мирный. «上和下睦»: жить в согласии.

Common words

和睦hé mùharmonious
睦邻mù língood-neighbor

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