牛 — Chinese character
牛
niú
ox, cow, bull
- Pinyin
- niú
- Radical
- 93 ⽜ (Cow)
- Strokes
- 4
- Formation
- pictographic — An ox's horned head
- Japanese
- 牛 as a kanji
Common words with 牛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi) |
| 牛肉 | niú ròu | beef |
| 牛顿 (牛頓) | niú dùn | newton (SI unit of force) |
| 牛仔裤 (牛仔褲) | niú zǎi kù | jeans; 条 (tiáo) |
| 牛仔 | niú zǎi | cowboy |
| 公牛 | gōng niú | bull |
| 蜗牛 (蝸牛) | wō niú | snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2] |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú | to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly |
| 犀牛 | xī niú | rhinoceros |
| 小牛 | xiǎo niú | calf; (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini |
| 奶牛 | nǎi niú | milk cow; dairy cow |
| 黄牛 (黃牛) | huáng niú | ox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc |
English words written with 牛
牛 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 7 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 8 · Mencius 19 · Zhuangzi 22 · Great Learning 1
- Analects 6.4
- Analects 6.8
- Analects 11.2
- Analects 12.3
- Analects 12.4
- Analects 12.5
- Analects 17.4
- Art of War 2.13–14
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