牧 (mù): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

Animated Stroke Order 牧

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Character Breakdown

Left-Right

牧=牛cow+攵hand action

A hand (攵) herding a cow (牛) — to tend livestock, depicting pastoral life.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 牧

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牧 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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牧 handwriting practice sheet - landscape orientation

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HSK Vocabulary: 牧

HSK words that contain this character.

畜牧

xù mù

raise livestock

HSK 6

牧场

mù chǎng

pasture / ranch

HSK 3.0 L7-9

牧民

mù mín

herdsmen / pastoralists

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

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

tā他

měi每

tiān天

qīng清

chén晨

qù去

shān山

shàng上

mù牧

yáng羊

。

He goes to the mountain to herd sheep every morning.

mù牧

mín民

men们

zhèng正

zài在

cǎo草

yuán原

shàng上

fàng

zhè这

piàn片

mù牧

chǎng场

shì适

hé合

fàng放

yǎng养

niú

Related Characters

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Characters pronounced "mu".

mù牟 mù穆 mù目 mù暮 mù木 mǔ姆

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "牜".

dú犊 wù物 tè特 shēng牲 mǔ牡 xī牺

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牧 (mù): To herd — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 牧

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Character Breakdown

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 牧

HSK Vocabulary: 牧

Example Sentences

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