Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) 妈 Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 268, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced mu (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced mu (rising tone). Also pronounced lao (rising tone). Extensive Elegant (Boya): Mother. Also refers to a mare. Commonly read as ma (level tone). Addressing a mother as ma.