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牡
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dude

HSK 7
Nature →Animals →Mammals
mǔ
ボ、ボウ
おす、お-、おん-
모
Phonosemantic compound. 牛 represents the meaning and 土 represents the sound.
Components
牛 cow+ 土 earth =
牡 dude
牛 Meaning component
niú cow
cow, ox, bull
土 Phonetic component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
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Notes
Similar Characters
半 half牟 make牢 jail解 untie件 piece牝 female of species牦 yak (simp)牧 herd物 thing牯 bull牲 domestic animal牴 gore牵 pull (simp)牸 female特 special牺 sacrificial (simp)牽 lead along (trad)牾 to oppose牿 pen犀 rhinoceros
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
牡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
牡 [mǔ]
(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills
Japanese
雄 、 男 、 夫 、 牡 お 同音

n-pref

  1. male
  2. manly; brave; heroic
  3. larger (of the two); greater

noun

  1. archaic man
  2. archaic husband
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
牡 はざま
Hazama unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (33)
牡蛎 [mǔ​lì] #12,700
oyster
牡丹 [Mǔ​dan] #27,440
Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[Hé​zé​Shì], Shandong
牡丹江 [Mǔ​dan​jiāng] #28,804
Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China
牡丹江市 [Mǔ​dan​jiāng​shì] #35,714
Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China
牡丹江地区 [Mǔ​dan​jiāng​dì​qū] #63,881
Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang
牡丹江地区 [Mǔ​dan​jiāng​dì​qū] #63,881
Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang
牡丹区 [Mǔ​dan​Qū] #64,277
Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[Hé​zé​Shì], Shandong
牡丹区 [Mǔ​dan​Qū] #64,277
Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[Hé​zé​Shì], Shandong
牡丹坊 [mǔ​dan​fāng] #67,139
Peony Lane
天竺牡丹 [tiān​zhú​mǔ​dan]
dahlia
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JAPANESE WORDS (48)
牡丹 [ぼたん] #23,652
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
⭐ 牡蠣 [かき] #37,424
oyster
雄 [お] #38,601
male
牡牛 [おうし] #54,449
bull
雄鶏 [おんどり] #60,626
male bird
牡鹿 [おじか] #63,260
buck (male deer)
ぼた餅 [ぼたもち] #72,955
adzuki bean-covered mochi
棚ボタ [たなぼた] #73,166
godsend
オス猫 [オスねこ] #89,219
tomcat
棚からぼた餅 [たなからぼたもち] #89,550
sudden windfall
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