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牡 mǔ

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牡 mǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mǔ | mu3
English translation
male animal; key, door bolt

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About 牡 mǔ

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

牡 mǔ

Contains the radical

牛 Niú

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

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Etymology of 牡 mǔ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰牛土

Semantic compound

牛 Niú

Phonetic compound

土 Tǔ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 牛 Niú represents the meaning and 土 Tǔ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 牡 mǔ

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他 tā 忽 Hū 闻 Wén 有人 yǒu rén 在 zài 牡丹亭 Mǔ dan Tíng 畔 pàn 长吁短叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn .

Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.

忽 Hū 闻 Wén 有人 yǒu rén 在 zài 牡丹亭 Mǔ dan Tíng 畔 pàn ,长吁短叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn .

Suddenly a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.

猎狗 liè gǒu 很快就 jiù 会 huì 追 duī 到 dào 那头牡 mǔ 鹿 lù .

The hounds will soon hunt down the stag.

渔民 yúmín 们 men 害怕 hàipà 宝贵 bǎoguì 的 de 牡蛎 mǔ lì 和 hé 贻贝 yí bèi 层会被 bèi 破坏 pòhuài 。

Fishermen fear valuable oyster and mussel beds could be decimated.

牡丹花不宜 bù yí 挪移，最好 zuìhǎo 别去动 dòng 它 tā 。

Peonies react badly to being moved and are best left undisturbed.

Words with 牡 mǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
牡蛎 mǔ lì oyster牡蠣
牡丹 Mǔ dan Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市 Hé zé Shì [Hé​zé​Shì], Shandong牡丹 Mǔ dan
牡 mǔ key牡 mǔ
牡丹江 Mǔ dan jiāng Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng [Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China牡丹江 Mǔ dan jiāng
牡丹江市 Mǔ dan jiāng shì Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng [Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China牡丹江市 Mǔ dan jiāng shì
牡丹江地区 Mǔ dan jiāng dì qū Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang牡丹江地區
牡丹区 Mǔ dan Qū Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市 Hé zé Shì [Hé​zé​Shì], Shandong牡丹區
牡丹坊 mǔ dan fāng Peony Lane牡丹坊 mǔ dan fāng

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