⽜
cow
niú (niu2)
Radical no. 93 · 4 strokes (第 93 部首 · 4 画 dì 93 bùshǒu · 4 huà)
Radical ⽜ (niú) — meaning: cow, 4 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originates from a pictograph of a cow, showing two horns at the top and four legs below. In oracle-bone and seal script, the strokes depicted the form of a wild or domesticated bovine animal.
Mnemonic: The glyph ⽜ resembles a cow viewed from the front, with two horns protruding and four legs touching the ground.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
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Which radical is the main radical of 牟?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.