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牧

to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,624 U+7267

How 牧 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A hand 攵 leading an ox 牛

components: 牛 攵

How to remember it

herd · Heisig RSH #1644

牛 cow + taskmaster

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 牧

WordPinyinMeaning
牧马人 mù mǎ rén herdsman (of horses); wrangler
牧神节 mù shén jié Lupercalia, Roman festival to Pan on 15th February
苏格兰牧羊犬 Sū gé lán mù yáng quǎn Scotch collie; rough collie
牧野区 Mù yě Qū Muye, a district of Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan
牧夫座 Mù fū zuò Boötes (constellation)
牧羊人 mù yáng rén shepherd
牧羊者 mù yáng zhě shepherd
牧人 mù rén shepherd; pastor; pastoral
牧区 mù qū grazing land; pasture
牧地 mù dì pasture; grazing land
德牧 Dé mù German shepherd
牧神 mù shén pastoral deity; shepherd god (esp. Pan in Greek mythology)
牧民 mù mín herdsman
牧场 mù chǎng pasture; grazing land; ranch
牧业 mù yè livestock husbandry; animal product industry
牧草 mù cǎo pasture grass; fodder
卑以自牧 bēi yǐ zì mù (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest
吴自牧 Wú Zì mù Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty
放牧 fàng mù to graze (livestock); to herd (livestock)
边牧 biān mù border collie (dog breed)