| 母 |
mǔ xì | maternal / matriarchal |
| 母 |
mǔ | mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female |
| 系 |
xì | to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) |
| 系 |
xì | system / department / faculty |
| 系 |
jì | to tie / to fasten / to button up |
| 系 |
xì | to connect / to arrest / to worry |