How to write 拇

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 拇

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Meaning of 拇

Pinyin mǔ

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

thumb

Usage

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拇 [mǔ] 名词 1. The thumb of a hand or foot: 拇指 (thumb). 2. A type of drinking game known as "poker" (also called "guessing fists"): 拇战 (thumb battle). 本义: 手大指 (The primary meaning: the thumb). 造字法: 形声。从手，母声。(Phonetic composition: a combination of the meaning 'hand' and the phonetic 'mother'). 引: 1. 《说文》: 拇，拇指也。按，中指为将指，大指为拇指，手足大指皆曰拇。(Shuowen: The term 拇 refers to the thumb. Note that the middle finger is the main finger, while the thumb is called 拇. Both the thumb of the hand and foot are referred to as 拇.) 2. 《国语·楚语》: 至于手拇毛脉。注:“大指也。”(Guoyu: Concerning the hair veins of the thumb. Note: "It refers to the thumb.") 例: 又如: 拇印 (thumb print; using the thumb as a seal), 拇阵 (thumb battle; a type of guessing game).

拇指 mǔ zhǐ

thumb / big toe

大拇指 dà mu zhǐ

thumb

小拇指 xiǎo mǔ zhǐ

little finger / pinkie

二拇指 èr mu zhǐ

index finger

拇趾 mǔ zhǐ

big toe