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牛ox

ox. 4 strokes. 6 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning oxStrokes 4Characters 6

How to write 牛

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Stroke order chart for the 牛 radical — 4 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 6 characters below, 4 are pictophonetic with 牛 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 6 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 牛 family

HSK 2 · 2

物wù特tè

HSK 3 · 1

牛niú

HSK 6 · 3

牢láo牺xī牲shēng

Words they appear in

动(dòng)物(wù)an animal
有生命、会活动的生物
动(dòng)物(wù)园(yuán)a zoo
专门饲养、展示各种动物供人参观的地方
礼(lǐ)物(wù)gift
送给别人表达心意的东西
食(shí)物(wù)food
指供人食用的东西
特(tè)别(bié)special, particularly
形容与众不同，不一般
特(tè)点(diǎn)characteristic, feature
指某事物特有的、显著的地方
特(tè)色(sè)a distinguishing local feature
跟别处不一样、特别值得一提的地方
牛(niú)ox
农村常见的一种大牲畜，能拉车耕地
独(dú)特(tè)unique
与众不同，别处少见
购(gòu)物(wù)consumer shopping
花钱去买需要的东西
模(mó)特(tè)儿(ér)a fashion model
在T台上展示服装的职业人员
事(shì)物(wù)things, matters
客观存在的各种东西或现象
特(tè)殊(shū)special, particular
跟一般情况不一样，很少见
特(tè)价(jià)special price
比平时更便宜的优惠价格