某
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some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,199 U+67D0
How 某 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
The sweet 甘 fruit of a certain tree 木
How to remember it
such and such · Heisig RSH #1334
wicker basket + 木 tree
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 某 as their sound component
These characters all use 某 (mǒu) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 某 sound component | mǒu | some, someone; a certain thing or person |
| 谋 | móu | to plan, to scheme; strategem |
| 媒 | méi | go-between, matchmaker; medium |
| 煤 | méi | carbon, charcoal, coal, coke |
Words containing 某
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 某人 | mǒu rén | someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname) |
| 某地 | mǒu dì | somewhere; some place |
| 某物 | mǒu wù | something |
| 某事 | mǒu shì | something; a certain matter |
| 某时 | mǒu shí | sometime |
| 某处 | mǒu chù | somewhere |
| 某甲 | mǒu jiǎ | somebody; certain individual |
| 某种 | mǒu zhǒng | some kind (of) |
| 某些 | mǒu xiē | some; certain (things) |
| 某某 | mǒu mǒu | so-and-so; such-and-such |