某

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some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Ideographic compound (会意字)

The sweet 甘 fruit of a certain tree 木

Components 甘木

such and such · Heisig RSH #1334

wicker basket + 木 tree

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

These characters use 某 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
某 sound part	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