Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
母 女 屮 ⿱𠂉母
Mandarin
mei3, mei4, mei2
English
Definitions
each; every
Etymology
Notes
Originally a woman 女 with hair/headdress emphasized; later changed to 母 with 屮 on top; now borrowed meaning