Chinese symbol for “herd”
牧
mù
to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for herd is 牧 (mù), defined as: to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “herd”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驱赶 (驅趕) | qū gǎn | to drive (vehicle); to drive out |
| 放牧 | fàng mù | to graze (livestock); to herd (livestock) |
| 噳 | yǔ | herd; stag |
| 麌 | wú | stag; herd |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 牧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牧师 (牧師) | mù shī | chaplain; churchman |
| 牧场 (牧場) | mù chǎng | pasture; grazing land |
| 游牧 (遊牧) | yóu mù | nomadic; to move about in search of pasture |
| 畜牧 | xù mù | to raise animals |
| 牧民 | mù mín | herdsman |
| 牧区 (牧區) | mù qū | grazing land; pasture |
See also: Japanese symbol for “herd”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.