睦

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amicable; harmonious

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 坴 sound ( lù )

Components 目坴

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
和睦相处	hé mù xiāng chǔ	to live in harmony; to get along with each other
不睦	bù mù	to not get along well; to be at odds
睦邻政策	mù lín zhèng cè	good-neighbor policy
和睦	hé mù	peaceful relations; harmonious
亲睦邻邦	qīn mù lín bāng	friendly neighboring countries; to keep up good relations with neighboring countries
睦亲	mù qīn	(literary) close relative (within a clan); (literary) to maintain harmony among relatives
亲睦	qīn mù	friendly; amicable; to keep up harmonious relations (with sb)
修睦	xiū mù	to cultivate friendship with neighbors
睦邻	mù lín	to get on well with one's neighbors; amicable relationship with one's neighbor
邻睦	lín mù	to be on friendly terms
敦睦	dūn mù	to promote friendly relations
辑睦	jí mù	tranquil; harmonious
睦谊	mù yì	cordiality; friendship
雍睦	yōng mù	harmonious; friendly
悌睦	tì mù	to live at peace as brothers

Characters sharing the sound component 坴 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
坴 sound part	lù	a clod of earth; land
逵	kuí	thoroughfare, crossroads