牡 — Chinese character
牡
mǔ
male animal; key, door bolt
- Pinyin
- mǔ
- Radical
- 93 ⽜ (Cow)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 牛 土
- Formation
- pictophonetic — ox; meaning component 牛; sound component 土
- Japanese
- 牡 as a kanji
Common words with 牡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牡丹 | mǔ dan | tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) |
| 牡蛎 (牡蠣) | mǔ lì | oyster |
| 牡鹿 | mǔ lù | stag; buck |
| 牡牛 | mǔ niú | bull |
| 牡丹皮 | mǔ dan pí | root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM) |
| 牡丹卡 | mǔ dan kǎ | Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) |
| 天竺牡丹 | tiān zhú mǔ dan | dahlia |
| 牝牡 | pìn mǔ | male and female |
| 牝牡骊黄 (牝牡驪黃) | pìn mǔ lí huáng | a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance |
| 骊黄牝牡 (驪黃牝牡) | lí huáng pìn mǔ | a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance |
English words written with 牡
牡 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 1
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