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Niú

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Niú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Niú | Niu2
English translation
surname Niu
ox
cow
bull
CL: tiáo
> tiáo [tiáo], tóu
> tóu [tóu]
(slang) awesome
ox, cow, bull

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About Niú

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Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

233

Traditional form

Niú

Contains the radical

Niú

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

An ox's horned head

Etymology of Niú

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

Explanation

Pictograph of the head of a cow.

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Example sentences using Niú

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le 夸脱牛奶 niúnǎi .

He drank a quart of milk.

Huán yāo mǎi liǎng 夸脱牛奶 niúnǎi 鸡蛋 jīdàn .

She is also going to need two quarts of milk and a dozen eggs.

夸脱牛奶 niúnǎi bèi de 内衣裤 nèi yī kù gān le .

A quart of milk got sucked up inside my girdle.

牧童 mù tóng qiān zhāo Niú tǎng Guò jiān .

The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.

chī le xiē Niú ròu 鸭肉饺子 jiǎozi , le pán tián Tāng .

I had some fish, beef, duck, jiaozi and a dish of sweet soup.

Words with Niú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Niú ox Niú
牛奶 niúnǎi cow's milk牛奶 niúnǎi
牛仔 niú zǎi cowboy牛仔 niú zǎi
牛肉 niú ròu beef牛肉 niú ròu
牛排 niú pái steak牛排 niú pái
金牛座 Jīn niú zuò Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)金牛座 Jīn niú zuò
牛仔裤 niúzǎikù jeans牛仔褲
奶牛 nǎi niú milk cow奶牛 nǎi niú
小牛 xiǎo niú calf小牛 xiǎo niú
公牛 gōng niú bull公牛 gōng niú
吹牛 chuīniú to talk big吹牛 chuīniú
斗牛 Dǒu Niú Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)斗牛 Dǒu Niú
牛市 niú shì bull market牛市 niú shì
牛皮 niú pí cowhide牛皮 niú pí
牛津 Niú jīn Oxford (city in England)牛津 Niú jīn
水牛 shuǐ niú water buffalo水牛 shuǐ niú
蜗牛 wō niú snail蝸牛
犀牛 xī niú rhinoceros犀牛 xī niú
牛顿 Niú dùn Newton (name)牛頓
黄牛 huáng niú ox黃牛
疯牛病 fēng niú bìng mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)瘋牛病
野牛 yě niú bison野牛 yě niú
红牛 Hóng Niú Red Bull (energy drink)紅牛
牛角 niú jiǎo cow horn牛角 niú jiǎo

Niú Decomposition & Compounds

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Niú Compounds

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  • Niú
    • shēng
      • xīng
        • xǐng , xīng , xīng , xīng , děng , qíng , , , , , , ,
      • Lóng
        • 窿 lóng , lóng , , , ,
      • chǎn
      • xìng , shèng , xìng , shēng , shēng , shēng , jīng , , xīng , shēng , shēn , chǎn , shěng , shēng , , , , , , , , , , ruí , , , , , ,
    • gào
      • zào
      • hào
        • hào
      • kào , , hào , jiào , gào , , , gào , , , , zào , gào , , , , , , , , , , , , , , gào , , ,
    • xiān
      • zàn
        • zuān , zǎn , zàn , zàn , zuǎn , , , , zǎn , , , , , , , , zàn , , ,
      • xuǎn , xiàn , , xiān , xiǎn , shēn , shēn , xiǎn , xiǎn , shēn , xiǎn , , , , , ,
    • Xiè
      • xiè , xiè , xiè , , xiè , xiè , xiè , xiè , xiào , ,
    • láo
      • láo ,
      • chí , , , , , , chí
    • móu
      • móu , mōu , móu , móu , móu , móu , , , , , ,
    • qiān
    • jiàn , qiān , yáo , yáo , , jiàng , yáo , yáo , hōng , yáo , yáo , yáo , jiàn , , fēng , , chōu , wéi , chōu , yáo , láo , luò , yáo , zhū , , , , , , , , , , , , yáo , , , yáo , yáo , , , , ,
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