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Character Decomposition
牧=牛+攵
Etymology
A hand 攵 leading an ox 牛
Meanings
surname Mu
to herd
to breed livestock
to govern (old)
government official (old)
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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