某 mǒu▶ some

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HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 某 is in band 3. HSK 5 explained

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中某。

It means some, as in some person you don't want to name. You'd say it while telling a story about a man at work, and you keep his name to yourself. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

某 is written in 9 strokes.

• 某

Senses

1. some
2. a certain
3. sb or sth indefinite
4. such-and-such

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某 is pronounced mǒu and means “some”.