(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills

#3001

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3001st character
Radical ⽜ (93.3)
Strokes 7
Index # 759

Definitions

牡 mǔ
  1. 1. (of a bird, animal or plant) male
  2. 2. key
  3. 3. hills

Stroke order

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Words containing 牡

Word Meaning
oyster
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
dahlia
male and female
not judge people or things by looks
all horses equal; don't judge by looks
woman seizes power; woman rules over men
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu tāng xiǎn zǔ
Mudan District of Heze City hé zé shì, Shandong
Mudan District of Heze City hé zé shì, Shandong
Peony Card (credit card issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
Peony Lane
Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province hēi lóng jiāng in northeast China
Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang
Mudanjiang prefecture in Heilongjiang
Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province hēi lóng jiāng in northeast China
root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM)
Mutan township in Pingtung County píng dōng xiàn, Taiwan
Mutan township in Pingtung County píng dōng xiàn, Taiwan
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
beauty needs support; talent needs helpers
even the great need support from others
talent needs support; no one succeeds alone
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