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

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Recognition 7-9

Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 牧

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 牧

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

牧

牛cow

攵hand action

牧=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 牧

牧 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 牧

Herding and Livestock

The character 牧 is used in words related to herding, raising livestock, or pastoral life.

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

měi每

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qīng清

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牛cow

+攵hand action

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

xù畜

mù牧

raise livestock

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mù牧

chǎng场

pasture / ranch

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mù牧

mín民

herdsmen / pastoralists

山

shàng上

mù牧

yáng羊

。

He goes to the mountain to herd sheep every morning.

Yóu游

mù牧

mín民

zú族

zhú逐

shuǐ水

cǎo草

ér而

jū居

。

Nomadic peoples live by following water and grass.

mù牧

mín民

men们

zhèng正

zài在

cǎo草

yuán原

shàng上

fàng放

mù牧

。

The herdsmen are herding on the grassland.

Zhè这

wèi位

mù牧

shī师

hěn很

shòu受

cūn村

mín民

zūn尊

jìng敬

。

This pastor is highly respected by the villagers.

zhè这

piàn片

mù牧

chǎng场

shì适

hé合

fàng放

yǎng养

niú牛

yáng羊

。

This pasture is suitable for raising cattle and sheep.

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