U+5988 "妈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+5988 "妈" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents the concept of "mother" and is used primarily in Mandarin Chinese and other varieties of Chinese to refer to a female parent. This character is composed of two components: the radical 女 (meaning "woman" or "female") on the left side, which provides a semantic hint, and the phonetic component 马 (mǎ) on the right side, which roughly indicates the pronunciation "mā." As a fundamental and widely used character, it appears in various family terms, such as 妈妈 (māma), meaning "mom," and carries deep cultural significance in East Asian societies where filial piety and respect for mothers are highly valued.