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CHINESE CHARACTER

牧 (mù): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shepherd; to tend cattle
HSK 7-98 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

牛 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 牧.

牛 · 攵

Visible components

牧 is decomposed as ⿰牛攵.

STROKES · 8

Write 牧 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 牧

牧场

那个牧场有十英亩大。

Nà ge mù chǎng yǒu shí yīng mǔ dà。

That pasture is ten acres.

FAQ

What does 牧 (mù) mean in Chinese?

shepherd; to tend cattle

How do you write 牧 in stroke order?

牧 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 牧?

牛 is the radical in 牧. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 牧?

牧场 (mùchǎng): pasture; grazing land; ranch; 牧民 (mùmín): herdsman; 畜牧 (xùmù): to raise animals.