mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
母 · 5 strokes
Pictograph of a woman kneeling, with two dots representing the two nipples that mothers use to feed their young.
亲 · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 辛 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "chestnut". This character was repurposed during character simplification as the simplified f…