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牛 niú ox, cow in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
This character is itself a common radical. At the left side of a character it is written as 牜 and is referred to colloquially as 牛字旁 niúzìpáng “side made up of the character 牛.” It appears as a radical in 物 wù and in 特 tè. Distinguish 牛 from 干 gān, 半 bàn, 平 píng, and 年 nián.
Examples[edit | edit source]
牛 Niú Niu [SN]
牛 niú ox, cow [N]
牛肉 niúròu beef [N]
牛油 niúyóu butter [N]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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