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牧
mù
1. to herd
2. to breed livestock
3. to govern (old)
4. government official (old)
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes

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
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
牧养
mùyǎng
to raise (animals)
畜牧
xùmù
to raise animals
HSK 6
监牧
jiānmù
shepherd
秦牧
QínMù
Qin Mu (1919-1992), educator and prolific writer
轮牧
lúnmù
rotation grazing
游牧
yóumù
nomadic
院牧
yuànmù
abbot (Christian)
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

Alternate Entries

牧
Mù
surname Mu

Metadata

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

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