犊(dú)

12 strokesTrad. 犢

calf

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Character information

Pinyin
dú
Meaning
calf; sacrificial victim
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
犢

Origin & structure

Where 犊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰牛卖

To sacrifice 卖 a calf 牛

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

牛niú卖mài

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 犢: To sacrifice 賣 a calf 牛

How to write 犊 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 犊

Common words using 犊 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

niú牛dú犊

calf

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dú犊zǐ子

calf

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chě扯dú犊zǐ子

(dialect) to talk nonsense; to chat idly

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dài带niú牛pèi佩dú犊

to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom)

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lǎo老niú牛shì舐dú犊

lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)

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shì舐dú犊zhī之ài爱

the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom)

Open 舐犊之爱 page →
shì舐dú犊qíng情shēn深

lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom)

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Related characters

From 犊’s common words

牛子扯带佩老舐之

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