犊

dú

calf · sacrificial victim

Radical: 牜 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

物特牧牲牡牺牝犒犍牦牯牾

Same radical

物特牧牲牡牺牝犒犍牦牯牾牿犄犋

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Character Decomposition

犊=牛+卖

Etymology

To sacrifice 卖 a calf 牛

Meanings

calf

sacrificial victim

dú

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Words with 犊 46 total

calf牛犊niú dú calf犊子dú zi (of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children护犊子hù dú zi (dialect) to talk nonsense · to chat idly扯犊子chě dú zi Mt Baodugu in Lanling County in Linyi, south Shandong抱犊崮Bào dú gù (dialect) Beat it! · Scram! · Fuck off!滚犊子gǔn dú zi to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)带牛佩犊dài niú pèi dú lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom) · fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children老牛舐犊lǎo niú shì dú the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom) · parental love舐犊之爱shì dú zhī ài lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom) · fig. to show deep affection towards one's children舐犊情深shì dú qíng shēn lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) · fig. the young are fearless初生牛犊不怕虎chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

Idioms with 犊 18 total Chain

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) · fig. the young are fearless初生牛犊不怕虎chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)带牛佩犊dài niú pèi dú lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom) · fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children老牛舐犊lǎo niú shì dú

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