牛 niú cow
ox; cow; awesome
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
The oldest form shows a bull's head, with two horns and two ears.
用法
- Ox/cow, and the base of 牛奶 (niúnǎi) milk and 牛肉 (niúròu) beef; measure word 头 (tóu): 一头牛.
- In slang 牛 (niú) means 'awesome, badass': 你太牛了 you're amazing. 吹牛 (chuīniú) = to brag (lit. blow the ox).
含“牛”的汉字
含“牛”的词语
例句
- 牛有两只角。 Niú yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo.Cows have two horns.
- 我可以试一下这条牛仔裤吗? Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxià zhè tiáo niúzǎikù ma?Can I try on this pair of jeans?
- 牛奶含钙量很高。 Niúnǎi hángàiliàng hěn gāo.Milk has a high calcium content.