拇 (mǔ): Thumb — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9

Animated Stroke Order 拇

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Stroke Order Diagrams 拇

Character Breakdown

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拇=扌hand+母mother

The hand (扌) points with the mother (母) — the thumb, the primary finger for grasping.

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HSK Vocabulary: 拇

HSK words that contain this character.

拇指

mǔ zhǐ

thumb

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 拇 is used in context

tā他

men们

zài在

jiǔ酒

zhuō桌

shàng上

wán玩

mǔ拇

zhàn战

yóu游

xì戏

。

They are playing finger-guessing game at the drinking table

tā他

shù竖

qǐ起

mǔ拇

zhǐ指

biǎo表

shì示

zàn赞

tóng

wǒ我

de的

dà大

mǔ拇

zhǐ指

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

bèi

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He gave a thumbs up to show approval

My thumb was accidentally pinched by the door

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