Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 木 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
沐
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
沐
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
沐
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
沐
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
沐
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
沐
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
沐
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
沐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
沐 [mù]
to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (18)
沐浴 [mùyù] #10,122
to take a bath
栉风沐雨 [zhìfēngmùyǔ] #59,832
lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)
栉风沐雨 [zhìfēngmùyǔ] #59,832
lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)
沐猴而冠 [mùhóu'érguàn] #64,706
lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
沐川县 [Mùchuānxiàn] #65,517
Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lèshān], Sichuan
沐川县 [Mùchuānxiàn] #65,517
Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lèshān], Sichuan
沐川 [Mùchuān] #67,462
Muchuan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Lèshān], Sichuan
沐雨栉风 [mùyǔzhìfēng] #71,523
to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
沐雨栉风 [mùyǔzhìfēng] #71,523
to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
沐恩 [mù'ēn]
to receive favor
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JAPANESE WORDS (6)
沐浴 [もくよく] #50,940
bathing (of an infant)
斎戒沐浴 [さいかいもくよく] #131,699
purification
櫛風沐雨 [しっぷうもくう] #221,077
struggling through wind and rain
沐猴 [もっこう] #269,124
monkey
沐猴にして冠す [もっこうにしてかんす] #280,555
to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it)
沐する [もくする] #287,233
to wash one's hair or body
KOREAN WORDS (1)