Cows give milk.
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牛
niú
HSK 3.0 · 3
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niú · ngau4 (Jyutping)
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Character breakdown
牛
- Meaning
- cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
- Radical
- 牛
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- HQ
- Four-corner
- 2500.0
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Example sentences
The milk is sour.
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