Radical family

牛 radical character index

niú · ox, cow, bull

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34 indexed characters

Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.

4

4 strokes

1 character
牛niú

ox, cow, bull

6

6 strokes

2 characters
牟móu

to profit, to usurp

牝pìn

female animal

7

7 strokes

3 characters
牢láo

pen, prison, stable

牡mǔ

male animal

牠tā

it

8

8 strokes

3 characters
牦máo

tail, hair

牧mù

shepherd

物wù

thing, substance, matter

9

9 strokes

5 characters
牴dǐ

to butt, to gore

牯gǔ

cow, steer

牮jiàn

to prop up

荦luò

brindled ox

牲shēng

sacrificial animal

10

10 strokes

3 characters
特tè

special, unique, distinguished

牺xī

to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause

牸zì

female animal

11

11 strokes

4 characters
牿gù

cattle shed

犁lí

to plow

牽qiān

to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand

牾wǔ

to gore

12

12 strokes

5 characters
犊dú

calf

犄jī

animal horns

犍jiān

bullock

犋jù

unit of animal power

犀xī

rhinoceros

13

13 strokes

3 characters
犎fēng

zebu

犂lí

plow

犏piān

yak-ox

14

14 strokes

1 character
犒kào

victory feast

16

16 strokes

1 character
犟jiàng

stubborn

19

19 strokes

1 character
犢dú

calf

20

20 strokes

1 character
犧xī

to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause

25

25 strokes

1 character
犪kuí

yak

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