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牛 niú — “cow, ox”
How to write and say the Chinese character 牛 (niú), which means cow, ox — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Animals.
Pinyin · 拼音 niú
Meaning · 意思 cow, ox
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 牛 (cow)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
牛 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: an ox's horned head.
A common word常用词
奶牛
dairy cow
Example sentence例句
牛在草地上吃草。
The cow eats grass in the meadow.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.