I'm not a native speaker.
CC-BY 2.0 (France) Attribution: tatoeba.org #4620521 (CK) & #4620847 (Yashanti) · Tatoeba source · CC BY 2.0 FR
母语
Traditional: 母語
mǔ yǔ
HSK 2.0 · 6
mǔ yǔ · mou5 jyu5 (Jyutping)
- native language
- mother tongue
- (linguistics) parent language
Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data
Character breakdown
母
- Meaning
- mother; female elders; female
- Radical
- 母
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- WYI
- Four-corner
- 7750.0
语
- Meaning
- language, words; saying, expression
- Radical
- 讠
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰讠吾
- Cangjie
- IVMMR
- Four-corner
- 3176
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
What's your mother tongue?
CC-BY 2.0 (France) Attribution: tatoeba.org #10550546 (CM) & #4815174 (McMeao) · Tatoeba source · CC BY 2.0 FR