牧 (muk6 | mu4) : herd, tend

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牧

muk6

mu4

herd; tend; pasture (sheep, cows, horses, etc)

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 牛 (#93)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

牧

This word has been viewed 5326 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Sep 2009 04:26

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牧童笛 muk6 tung4 dek6*2 mu4 tong2 di2 = recorder (musical instrument)

畜牧 cuk1 muk6 xu4 mu4 = to raise animals

牧師 muk6 si1 mu4 shi1 = pastor; priest

放牧 fong3 muk6 fang4 mu4 = graze (of animals)

牧羊業者 muk6 joeng4 jip6 ze2 mu4 yang2 ye4 zhe3 = a sheepman (type of profession)

畜牧業 cuk1 muk6 jip6 xu4 mu4 ye4 = livestock husbandry

牧放 muk6 fong3 mu4 fang4 = herd; tend; put out to pasture

牧羊人 muk6 joeng4 jan4 mu4 yang2 ren2 = a shepherd

牧羊狗 muk6 joeng4 gau2 mu4 yang2 gou3 = a sheepdog

院牧 jyun6*2 muk6 yuan4 mu4 = chaplain; abbot (Christian)
See all 14 compounds (CantoDict reports 18 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 牧
Unicode code for this character: U+7267 (off-site link)

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