Chinese character “mom” “妈” is the Chinese character for mom. It is comprised of “女”(woman) and “马”(horse). Quite easy to understand why “woman” is involved. Right? But why “horse”? Well, “马”(horse) pronounces “ma” in Chinese, which is similar as mama. Then “马”(horse) is the phonetic radical. What’s more, think about it, who is your mom? Isn't her the woman who is “working like a horse”（当牛做马） for you? -- At least when you are too young to be dependent. There is another indication about the horse. You know, in ancient China, a mother still needed to do housework even if the baby was in need of nursing. That’s why a lot of mothers carried their babies on their backs. This is still the way of care-giving for many mothers in rural areas of contemporary China. So mother literally means the woman who carries you like a horse.