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Character Decomposition
牧=牛+攵
Etymology
A hand 攵 leading an ox 牛
Meanings
to herd
to breed livestock
to govern (old)
government official (old)
surname Mu
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Words with 牧 165 total
German shepherd德牧Dé mùto graze (livestock) · to herd (livestock)放牧fàng mùshepherd · Tang dynasty official with responsibility for animal husbandry · pastor (cleric in charge of a Christian parish)监牧jiān mùminister of the imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding冏牧jiǒng mùrotation grazing轮牧lún mù
Idioms with 牧 9 total Chain
(idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest卑以自牧bēi yǐ zì mùlit. herding pigs while listening to the classics (idiom) · fig. to study diligently despite humble circumstances牧豕听经mù shǐ tīng jīng(of magistrates) rule the people oppressively · like a wolf shepherding sheep如狼牧羊rú láng mù yánglit. ten sheep with nine shepherds (idiom) · fig. too many officials and too few people; excessive taxation; conflicting orders leading to confusion十羊九牧shí yáng jiǔ mù