Keyword
ox
- cow
- bull
- Frequency
- #994
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
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Mnemonic
An ox's horned head
Stroke order
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
牛
ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿 (niúdùn)); (slang) awesome
牛奶
cow's milk
牛肉
beef
牛顿
Newton (name); Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), British mathematician and physicist
牛仔裤
jeans
牛仔
cowboy
公牛
bull
蜗牛
snail; Taiwan pr. guāniú
牛津大学
University of Oxford
牛津
Oxford (city in England)
犀牛
rhinoceros
吹牛
to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly
小牛
calf; (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
奶牛
milk cow; dairy cow
黄牛
ox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc; (dialect) to fail to show up; (dialect) to break a promise
斗牛
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
水牛
water buffalo
金牛座
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
牛皮
cowhide; leather; fig. flexible and tough; boasting; big talk
红牛
Red Bull (energy drink)
牛市
bull market
金牛
Taurus (star sign); Jinniu district of Chengdu city 成都市 (Chéngdūshì), Sichuan
野牛
bison
牛排
steak