犊 — Chinese character
犊
dú
calf; sacrificial lamb
- Pinyin
- dú
- Radical
- 93 ⽜ (Cow)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 牛 卖
- Formation
- ideographic — To sacrifice 卖 a calf 牛
- Traditional
- 犢
Common words with 犊
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛犊 (牛犢) | niú dú | calf |
| 犊子 (犢子) | dú zi | calf |
| 护犊子 (護犢子) | hù dú zi | (fig.) to be unduly protective of one's own (often to the point of excusing or defending their wrongdoing) |
| 完犊子 (完犢子) | wán dú zi | (coll.) to be done for |
| 带牛佩犊 (帶牛佩犢) | dài niú pèi dú | to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom) |
| 扯犊子 (扯犢子) | chě dú zi | (dialect) to talk nonsense; to chat idly |
| 滚犊子 (滾犢子) | gǔn dú zi | (dialect) Beat it!; Scram! |
| 王八犊子 (王八犢子) | wáng bā dú zi | see 王八蛋 (wáng bā dàn) |
| 老牛舐犊 (老牛舐犢) | lǎo niú shì dú | lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom); fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children |
| 舐犊之爱 (舐犢之愛) | shì dú zhī ài | the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom); parental love |
| 舐犊情深 (舐犢情深) | shì dú qíng shēn | lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom); fig. to show deep affection towards one's children |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.