Chinese surname · rank 486

母

母 is read as mǔ.

Pinyin

mǔ

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 母

Basic meaning

mother; female elders; female

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Warring States tradition, 475-221 BCE

Place: Qi / Tian lineage context around Wuyan or Mu township / Dongping, Shandong in source accounts; Sichuan branch treated separately.

Origin note

Mu/母 is treated as a surname layer separate from the ordinary word mother. The main source line traces it to Gui/Tian descendants of Chen Hugong: a Qi royal branch was connected with Mu/Wuqiu/Muqiu or Muxiang, producing Humu, Huyang and Mu surname branches. 23mofang also records a separate Sichuan source of unclear origin. The page keeps Mu distinct from the related but different Wu/毋 surname.

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Sources checked

Wikipedia: Mu surname - Tian / Humu / Mu township layer and related Humu, Huyang, Mu surname branches
23mofang: Mu surname - Gui/Tian Wuqiu-Muqiu layer and Sichuan source layer
Zupulu surname reference: Mu - Gui/Tian origin and Humu/Muqiu relationship
Zhoukou Daily: Mu surname - four-origin summary including Gui/Tian and minority layers
Han Dian: Mu - basic character meaning and surname listing only

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