牡 (mǔ): Male (of animals) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9

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Character Breakdown

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牡=牛ox+土earth

An ox (牛) with a male marker (土) — a male animal, especially a bull, symbolizing strength and fertility.

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HSK Vocabulary: 牡

HSK words that contain this character.

牡丹

mǔ dan

peony

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 牡 is used in context

mǔ牡

dān丹

huā花

kāi开

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

yàn艳

lì丽

。

The peony flowers are blooming very gorgeously

mǔ牡

lì蛎

shì是

hǎi海

xiān鲜

zhōng中

de的

měi美

wèi

zhè这

pǐ匹

mǔ牡

mǎ马

pǎo跑

dé得

hěn很

kuài快

。

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Characters with radical "牜".

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