牛
ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome
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How 牛 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
An ox's horned head
How to remember it
cow · Heisig RSH #252
— as a component also called: cow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 牛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛性子 | niú xìng zi | see 牛性[niu2 xing4] |
| 水牛儿 | shuǐ niú r | (dialect) snail |
| 金牛区 | Jīn niú Qū | Jinniu, a district of Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 比利牛斯山 | Bǐ lì niú sī shān | Pyrenees mountains |
| 牛头不对马嘴 | niú tóu bù duì mǎ zuǐ | see 驢唇不對馬嘴|驴唇不对马嘴[lu : 2 chun2 bu4 dui4 ma3 zui3] |
| 安格斯牛 | Ān gé sī niú | Angus, Scottish breed of beef cattle |
| 比利牛斯 | Bǐ lì niú sī | Pyrenees mountains |
| 牛子 | niú zǐ | (dialect) penis |
| 大牛 | dà niú | (coll.) leading light; superstar; badass; (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini |
| 牛人 | niú rén | (coll.) leading light; true expert; badass |
| 水牛 | shuǐ niú | water buffalo |
| 牛市 | niú shì | bull market |
| 牛头 | Niú Tóu | Ox-Head, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology |
| 牛头 | niú tóu | ox head; ox-head shaped wine vessel |
| 牛心 | niú xīn | mulishness; obstinacy |
| 天牛 | tiān niú | Longhorn beetle |
| 牛马 | niú mǎ | oxen and horses; beasts of burden; (fig.) drudge; laborer |
| 小牛 | xiǎo niú | calf; (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini |
| 牛性 | niú xìng | mulishness; obstinacy |
| 海牛 | hǎi niú | manatee |