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牧
Mù
1. surname Mu
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

牧
mù
shepherd; to tend cattle
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

冏牧
jiǒngmù
Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding
放牧
fàngmù
to graze (livestock)
杜牧
DùMù
Du Mu (803-852) Tang dynasty poet
牧人
mùrén
shepherd
牧区
mùqū
grazing land
牧圉
mùyǔ
horse breeder
牧地
mùdì
pasture
牧场
mùchǎng
pasture
牧师
mùshī
chaplain
牧业
mùyè
livestock husbandry
牧歌
mùgē
shepherd's song
牧民
mùmín
herdsman
牧犬
mùquǎn
shepherd dog
牧畜
mùxù
raising livestock
牧神
mùshén
shepherd God
牧童
mùtóng
shepherd boy
牧羊
mùyáng
to raise sheep
牧群
mùqún
herd of sheep
牧草
mùcǎo
pasture
牧野
Mùyě
Muye district of Xinxiang city [[新鄉市|新乡市<Xīnxiāngshì>]], Henan

Alternate Entries

牧
mù
to herd / to breed livestock / to govern (old) / government official (old)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,579
Word Frequency Rank
2,402 of 84,292

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