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牡

mǔ
adjective #30,075

Meanings

  1. 1 male (of animals or plants)
  2. 2 key

Examples

牡鹿在秋天会发出叫声。
Mǔlù zài qiūtiān huì fāchū jiàoshēng.
Male deer call out in autumn.
牡丹是中国的国花。
Mǔdān shì Zhōngguó de guóhuā.
The tree peony is China's national flower.

Tips

memory
牡 contains 牛 (cattle) on the left and 土 (earth) on the right — think of a bull standing firmly on the ground.
usage
牡 is a literary or bound form mostly seen in compound words like 牡丹 (tree peony) and 牡蛎 (oyster). Its antonym is 牝 (pìn), meaning female.

Stroke Order

牡 mǔ