牡

mǔ

(of a bird, animal or plant) male · key

Radical: 牜 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

物特牧牲犊牺牝犒犍牦牯牾

Same radical

物特牧牲犊牺牝犒犍牦牯牾牿犄犋

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Stroke Order · 7 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

牡=牛+土

Etymology

ox

Meanings

(of a bird, animal or plant) male

key

hills

mǔ

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Words with 牡 53 total

male and female牝牡pìn mǔ tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)牡丹mǔ dan bull牡牛mǔ niú oyster牡蛎mǔ lì stag · buck牡鹿mǔ lù The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu牡丹亭Mǔ dan Tíng Mudan, a district of Heze City, Shandong牡丹区Mǔ dan Qū Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)牡丹卡mǔ dan kǎ root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM)牡丹皮mǔ dan pí Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac) · used erroneously for 白羊座牡羊座Mǔ yáng zuò a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance骊黄牝牡lí huáng pìn mǔ a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance牝牡骊黄pìn mǔ lí huáng Mudanjiang, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province牡丹江市Mǔ dān jiāng Shì dahlia天竺牡丹tiān zhú mǔ dan Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú chí Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lu:4 yè fú chí Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí

Idioms with 牡 4 total Chain

a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance骊黄牝牡lí huáng pìn mǔ Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lu:4 yè fú chí a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance牝牡骊黄pìn mǔ lí huáng

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