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牵牛

牽牛
qiānniú
noun #53,767

Meanings

  1. 1 the Cowherd, the star Altair in the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
  2. 2 morning glory

Examples

HSK 7-9
篱笆上爬满了牵牛，开着紫色的小花。
Líba shàng pámǎn le qiānniú, kāi zhe zǐsè de xiǎo huā.
Morning glory covers the fence, blooming with small purple flowers.
HSK 7-9
牵牛和织女隔着银河，每年只能在七夕相会一次。
Qiānniú hé Zhīnǚ gé zhe yínhé, měi nián zhǐnéng zài qīxī xiānghuì yí cì.
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are separated by the Milky Way and can meet only once a year, on Qixi.

Tips

culture
牵牛 "leading an ox" is the Cowherd, the star Altair, who faces 织女 (Vega) across the Milky Way. In the folk tale he is 牛郎, and the two meet on a bridge of magpies on 七夕, the seventh night of the seventh lunar month. The flower is more often called 牵牛花.

Stroke Order

牵 qiān
牛 niú