牛(niú): surname Niu
HSK 14 strokes
surname Niu
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- niú
- Meaning
- surname Niu
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 牛 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
An ox's horned head
A drawing of the thing it names.
How to write 牛 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Words with 牛
Common words using 牛 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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