literary

Meaning of

牡 means male (animal); masculine. Pronounced mǔ.

  • male (animal); masculine

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
qún
máo
niú
zhōng
zhǐ
yǒu
sān
tóu
shì
niú
 

Only three of the yaks in this herd are bulls.

Zài
fán
zhí
jié
 
zhī
jiān
huì
wèi
le
zhēng
duó
pèi
ǒu
ér
dòu
 

During the breeding season, stallions fight each other to compete for mates.

pìn
zài
dài
shì
duì
dòng
xìng
bié
de
tōng
chēng
 

In ancient times, mu and pin were common terms for the gender of animals.

Zhè
tóu
qiáng
zhuàng
de
鹿
zhǎng
zhe
de
鹿
jiǎo
 

This strong stag has huge antlers.

de
máo
tōng
cháng
xiān
yàn
 

Roosters usually have more colorful feathers than hens.