沐

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to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 木 sound ( mù )

Components 氵木

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
沐川县	Mù chuān Xiàn	Muchuan, a county in Leshan City 樂山市\|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
沐浴用品	mù yù yòng pǐn	bath product
沐猴而冠	mù hóu ér guàn	lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom); fig. worthless person in imposing attire
沐浴花	mù yù huā	shower puff; shower sponge
沐浴球	mù yù qiú	shower puff; bath sponge; bath ball (containing aromas or salts)
沐浴油	mù yù yóu	bath oil
沐川	Mù chuān	see 沐川縣\|沐川县[Mu4 chuan1 Xian4]
沐浴露	mù yù lù	shower gel
沐浴乳	mù yù rǔ	body wash (liquid soap); shower gel
栉风沐雨	zhì fēng mù yǔ	lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom); fig. to work in the o…
沐雨栉风	mù yǔ zhì fēng	to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
沐恩	mù ēn	to receive favor
休沐	xiū mù	(literary) a regular day off granted to officials in ancient times, for "rest and bathing"
沐浴	mù yù	to bathe; to take a bath; (fig.) to be bathed in; to be immersed in