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牡

mǔ

male animal; key, door bolt

🔤 Pictophonetic: 牛 (ox) provides meaning, 土 provides pronunciation
HSK 7 strokes Common (30%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

牛
niú
ox, cow, bull
土
tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
⿰牛土 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

niú
牛
ox, cow, bull
📷 Pictographic: An ox's horned head
4 strokes HSK 2
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 牡 (25)

mǔ
牡 ↗
(of a bird, animal or plant) male / key / hills
mǔdan
牡丹 ↗
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
Mǔdan
牡丹 ↗
Mudan District of Heze City [[菏澤市|菏泽市<HézéShì>]], Shandong / Mutan township in Pingtung County [[屏東縣|屏东县<PíngdōngXiàn>]], Taiwan
pìnmǔlíhuáng
牝牡骊黄 ↗
a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
mǔdankǎ
牡丹卡 ↗
Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
MǔdanTíng
牡丹亭 ↗
The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu [[湯顯祖|汤显祖<TāngXiǎnzǔ>]]
pìnjīmǔmíng
牝鸡牡鸣 ↗
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
MǔdanQū
牡丹区 ↗
Mudan District of Heze City [[菏澤市|菏泽市<HézéShì>]], Shandong
pìnmǔ
牝牡 ↗
male and female
tiānzhúmǔdan
天竺牡丹 ↗
dahlia
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