Memory phrase for the character: 牧
牧
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Meaning
to herd, to breed livestock
Pronunciation
mù
Explanation
Left: cow 牛, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
Mnemonic
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The cows are striked (forced) to the pasture for herding.
Radicals
牛
cow second earth branch
攴
rap, strike Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌 彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳
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Vocabulary
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放牧
fàng mù
graze
畜牧
xù mù
to raise animals
畜牧
xù mù
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