⽜

cow

niú (niu2)

Radical no. 93 · 4 strokes (第 93 部首 · 4 画 dì 93 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽜ (niú) — meaning: cow, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph of a cow, showing two horns at the top and four legs below. In oracle-bone and seal script, the strokes depicted the form of a wild or domesticated bovine animal.

Mnemonic: The glyph ⽜ resembles a cow viewed from the front, with two horns protruding and four legs touching the ground.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

3 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 牛niú

    ox

    HSK 3

    4 strokes

  • 牝pìn

    (of a bird, animal or plant) female

    6 strokes

  • 牟móu

    barley

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.