牡鹿

mǔlù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

Yì zhī xióngzhuàng de mǔlù zhàn zài shānpō shàng.
A majestic stag stood on the hillside.
Fāqíng qī 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), (bull), (ram), (stallion). Its female counterpart is (pìn): 鹿 (doe), (mare). Both and are bookish — modern Chinese more often uses (male) and (female).

Stroke Order

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