00924 Chinese character of 牛 and pronounce ngau4

The Chinese character【牛】is used to describe animals or adjectives, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Ox or hard work. Explanation: (1) Mammals. It is large in size and docile in nature. It can pull carts and plow fields. Its meat and milk have high nutritional value. Such as: “cattle”, “water buffalo”, “dairy cow”. (2) Stubborn and obstinate. Such as: “bullish temper”, “bullish character”. (3) Cowboy: A person who works on ranches in the American West. Such as: “Western cowboy”, “American cowboy”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【牛】:niú

Cantonese Jyutping of 【牛】:ngau4

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【牛】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【牛】, for example:Describe animals or describe , It means mainly cattle or hardworking .Because Chinese characters embody extensive meanings, there may be deeper interpretations and specific functions beyond what is presented here.

【牛】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【黃牛、水牛】(Mandarin Pinyin:huáng niú 、shuǐ niú/ Cantonese Jyutping:wong4 ngau4 、seoi2 ngau4)

The total stroke number of this character is 4 ,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here’s a sample sentence featuring this character.:


黃牛在田裡辛勤地耕作。

The oxen are working hard in the fields.


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