Definitions
(noun)
ox; cow; bull
(adjective)
awesome
Etymology
Pictograph of the head of a cow.
About
牛 is a pictograph originally depicting a bovine's head, focusing on its prominent curving horns and snout shape. It functions as an independent noun for cattle, oxen, and water buffalo, animals vital to agricultural labor and transportation. As a productive radical, it often appears on the left side of compound characters, indicating a semantic link to bovines, livestock, herding, or traits associated with these strong draft animals.
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牛奶很有营养。
我昨天吃了牛肉面。
妈妈买了一个牛油果。
这家餐厅的牛排很出名。
那个牛仔骑马的样子很帅。
早餐我想吃一个牛角包。
投资者都希望遇到牛市。
牧场里新出生的牛犊很健康。