Character Details
cow Ascii: 32418 w376
Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
牛 niú nee:oo 2 牛 (cow) → cow 牛 link
Picture Character Story
A cow tried to climb up a vermilion tree, but in doing so, it broke its two bottom branches off.
Notes
[HSK 1] - The original meaning of this character was 'ox', but since the clerical change in writing styles it has meant 'cow'. If you see 'cow' in a character, it tends to relate to stubbornness.
Examples
- I’d like some milk, thank you - --Research Pending--
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
94 - — — — — — —
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
牛 (cow) → cow 牛 (semantic) — pure semantic

Status