牡
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mǔ · male animal

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

牛Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 牡

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Example sentences

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Xiàn zài mǔ lì dāng jì ma?现在牡蛎当季吗?

Are oysters in season now?

Source: Tatoeba #8893006 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ xǐ bu xǐ huan mǔ lì?你喜不喜欢牡蛎?

Do you like oysters?

Source: Tatoeba #2934569 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hòu huǐ chī le nà xiē mǔ lì.我後悔吃了那些牡蠣。

I regret eating those oysters.

Source: Tatoeba #834889 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ néng shēng chī mǔ lì má?你能生吃牡蠣嗎?

Can you eat raw oysters?

Source: Tatoeba #833134 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 牡 in context

  1. Say mǔ, then recall the core meaning: male animal.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 牡丹 (mǔ dan), meaning “Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[He2 ze2 Shi4], Shandong”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 牡 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.