牡鹿

mǔlù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 stag
  2. 2 buck
  3. 3 male deer

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yì zhī xióng zhuàng de mǔlù zhàn zài shānpōshàng.
A majestic stag stood on the hillside.
HSK 7-9
Fāqíngqī de mǔlù huì yòng lùjiǎo xiānghù zhēngdòu.
During the rut, stags fight each other with their antlers.

Tips

usage
is a literary prefix meaning "male (animal)": 牡鹿 (stag), 牡牛 (bull), 牡羊 (ram), 牡马 (stallion). Its female counterpart is (pìn): 牝鹿 (doe), 牝马 (mare). Both and are bookish; modern Chinese more often uses (male) and (female).

Stroke Order

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