| 母亲HSK 4 | mǔ qīn | mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; Classifiers: 个 [ge4] | |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents | |
| 祖母 | zǔ mǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother | |
| 母子 | mǔ zǐ | mother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interest | |
| 姑母 | gū mǔ | father's sister; paternal aunt |
| 1 | Maternal love is selfless. | |
| 2 | The mother taught her daughter how to cook | |
| 3 | The hen is incubating the eggs. | |
| 4 | The hen lays eggs every day. | |
| 5 | My mother is a woman. |