牡(mǔ): (of a bird, animal or plant) male
HSK 7-97 strokes
(of a bird, animal or plant) male
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- mǔ
- Meaning
- (of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 牡 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 牡 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 牡
Common words using 牡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
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