Read Edit View history 牟 móuMóu seek, get Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a cow (牛) with a stroke above to indicate the mooing of a cow. Based on the original meaning "the sound of a cow". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas móu ×mù ×mào × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Indicates the mooing of a cow. Modern form looks like unrelated 厶. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 牟 Simp strokes 牟 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts the head of a cow. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 牟 Simp strokes 牟 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 牟 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 467, 852 ], [ 488, 811 ], [ 484, 801 ], [ 426, 725 ], [ 357, 658 ], [ 339, 626 ], [ 356, 620 ], [ 384, 621 ], [ 604, 680 ], [ 633, 686 ], [ 645, 676 ] ], [ [ 597, 768 ], [ 687, 696 ], [ 716, 644 ], [ 716, 627 ] ], [ [ 325, 529 ], [ 340, 512 ], [ 347, 490 ], [ 330, 453 ], [ 286, 389 ], [ 253, 355 ], [ 218, 330 ] ], [ [ 352, 437 ], [ 476, 446 ], [ 649, 488 ], [ 690, 485 ] ], [ [ 111, 246 ], [ 165, 236 ], [ 388, 275 ], [ 802, 321 ], [ 870, 317 ], [ 924, 300 ] ], [ [ 481, 605 ], [ 506, 589 ], [ 523, 568 ], [ 524, 551 ], [ 515, -72 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 638 700 Q 520 678 394 642 Q 381 638 376 641 Q 375 645 382 653 Q 505 771 530 790 Q 543 797 540 812 Q 536 825 489 859 Q 473 869 462 867 Q 449 863 450 841 Q 459 772 331 667 Q 310 654 285 639 Q 269 629 271 616 Q 275 598 299 574 Q 309 561 324 571 Q 384 617 658 676 C 687 682 667 706 638 700 Z", "M 658 676 Q 706 622 713 619 Q 720 618 729 626 Q 742 639 732 683 Q 726 723 661 752 Q 621 771 598 779 Q 589 785 587 773 Q 586 760 595 749 Q 616 727 638 700 L 658 676 Z", "M 363 454 Q 375 470 388 485 Q 398 495 385 510 Q 346 543 323 540 Q 313 539 314 525 Q 323 449 227 351 Q 215 341 209 331 Q 202 318 215 321 Q 261 327 334 413 Q 343 428 347 432 L 363 454 Z", "M 547 438 Q 688 471 695 475 Q 704 482 699 492 Q 692 504 662 511 Q 632 517 548 488 L 497 474 Q 434 462 363 454 C 333 451 320 445 347 432 Q 348 432 351 430 Q 393 408 490 427 Q 493 428 497 428 L 547 438 Z", "M 545 273 Q 669 285 840 285 Q 922 282 932 294 Q 938 307 919 324 Q 853 372 787 353 Q 690 335 545 312 L 495 305 Q 318 283 114 257 Q 90 256 108 235 Q 141 202 187 212 Q 352 258 494 267 L 545 273 Z", "M 494 -43 Q 500 -68 506 -77 Q 512 -84 519 -82 Q 537 -70 540 -15 Q 549 66 547 146 Q 544 183 545 273 L 545 312 Q 545 367 547 438 L 548 488 Q 549 530 560 567 Q 563 585 549 594 Q 518 616 502 618 Q 490 622 474 614 Q 465 607 473 596 Q 495 544 497 523 Q 497 499 497 474 L 497 428 Q 496 373 495 305 L 494 267 Q 488 26 494 -43 Z" ] } 6 strokes 牟 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 467, 852 ], [ 488, 811 ], [ 484, 801 ], [ 426, 725 ], [ 357, 658 ], [ 339, 626 ], [ 356, 620 ], [ 384, 621 ], [ 604, 680 ], [ 633, 686 ], [ 645, 676 ] ], [ [ 597, 768 ], [ 687, 696 ], [ 716, 644 ], [ 716, 627 ] ], [ [ 325, 529 ], [ 340, 512 ], [ 347, 490 ], [ 330, 453 ], [ 286, 389 ], [ 253, 355 ], [ 218, 330 ] ], [ [ 352, 437 ], [ 476, 446 ], [ 649, 488 ], [ 690, 485 ] ], [ [ 111, 246 ], [ 165, 236 ], [ 388, 275 ], [ 802, 321 ], [ 870, 317 ], [ 924, 300 ] ], [ [ 481, 605 ], [ 506, 589 ], [ 523, 568 ], [ 524, 551 ], [ 515, -72 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 638 700 Q 520 678 394 642 Q 381 638 376 641 Q 375 645 382 653 Q 505 771 530 790 Q 543 797 540 812 Q 536 825 489 859 Q 473 869 462 867 Q 449 863 450 841 Q 459 772 331 667 Q 310 654 285 639 Q 269 629 271 616 Q 275 598 299 574 Q 309 561 324 571 Q 384 617 658 676 C 687 682 667 706 638 700 Z", "M 658 676 Q 706 622 713 619 Q 720 618 729 626 Q 742 639 732 683 Q 726 723 661 752 Q 621 771 598 779 Q 589 785 587 773 Q 586 760 595 749 Q 616 727 638 700 L 658 676 Z", "M 363 454 Q 375 470 388 485 Q 398 495 385 510 Q 346 543 323 540 Q 313 539 314 525 Q 323 449 227 351 Q 215 341 209 331 Q 202 318 215 321 Q 261 327 334 413 Q 343 428 347 432 L 363 454 Z", "M 547 438 Q 688 471 695 475 Q 704 482 699 492 Q 692 504 662 511 Q 632 517 548 488 L 497 474 Q 434 462 363 454 C 333 451 320 445 347 432 Q 348 432 351 430 Q 393 408 490 427 Q 493 428 497 428 L 547 438 Z", "M 545 273 Q 669 285 840 285 Q 922 282 932 294 Q 938 307 919 324 Q 853 372 787 353 Q 690 335 545 312 L 495 305 Q 318 283 114 257 Q 90 256 108 235 Q 141 202 187 212 Q 352 258 494 267 L 545 273 Z", "M 494 -43 Q 500 -68 506 -77 Q 512 -84 519 -82 Q 537 -70 540 -15 Q 549 66 547 146 Q 544 183 545 273 L 545 312 Q 545 367 547 438 L 548 488 Q 549 530 560 567 Q 563 585 549 594 Q 518 616 502 618 Q 490 622 474 614 Q 465 607 473 596 Q 495 544 497 523 Q 497 499 497 474 L 497 428 Q 496 373 495 305 L 494 267 Q 488 26 494 -43 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.