牧
to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)
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How 牧 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A hand 攵 leading an ox 牛
How to remember it
herd · Heisig RSH #1644
牛 cow + taskmaster
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 牧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |