牛
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TranslingualEdit
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Alternative formsEdit
- 牜 (
U+725C
) - used as a left radical component (not a standalone character) - 𠂒 (
U+20092
) - sometimes used as a top component
Han characterEdit
牛 (radical 93, 牛+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 竹手 (HQ), four-corner 25000, composition ⿻𠂉十)
- Kangxi radical #93, ⽜.
- Shuōwén Jiězì radical №19
Derived charactersEdit
- Index:Chinese radical/牛
- 件, 吽, 𡉯, 𫰔, 𡵜, 𢓐, 𢪧, 汼, 𭷽, 𨸡, 𣅫, 㭌, 𣧘, 𣬳, 䋅, 𧥸, 鈝, 䭽, 䵓, 𩲍, 𩵠, 𩿓, 𡕘, 䍧, 觕, 吿, 牢, 䒜, 𣁄, 㽚, 窂, 荦, 𨳯, 制, 㙚, 㷣, 觲, 解
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- KangXi: page 697, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19922
- Dae Jaweon: page 1108, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1800, character 1
- Unihan data for U+725B
ChineseEdit
simp. and trad. |
牛 |
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Glyph originEdit
Historical forms of the character 牛 | ||||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu Slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Pictogram (象形).
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋwa.
PronunciationEdit
DefinitionsEdit
牛
- bovine, eg. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak (Classifier: 條/条 m; 頭/头; 隻/只)
- beef
- stubborn; pigheaded
- (colloquial) arrogant
- (Mainland China, Mandarin, slang) awesome; powerful
- (astronomy) the Ox, a Chinese constellation near Capricorn
- (physics) Short for 牛頓/牛顿 (niúdùn, “newton”).
- A surname.
SynonymsEdit
Dialectal synonyms of 牛 (“cattle; cow”) [map]
- (beef): 牛肉 (niúròu)
- (awesome):
Synonyms of 牛
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Variety | Location | Words |
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Mandarin | Beijing | 牛, 牛兒, 牛屄 vulgar |
Taiwan | 厲害, 棒 | |
Malaysia | 厲害 | |
Singapore | 厲害 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 犀利 |
Hong Kong | 犀利, 勁, 勁抽 | |
Penang (Guangfu) | 犀利 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 犀利 | |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 厲害 |
Liudui (S. Sixian) | 厲害 | |
Hsinchu (Hailu) | 厲害 | |
Dongshi (Dabu) | 厲害 | |
Hsinchu (Raoping) | 厲害 | |
Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 厲害 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 厲害 |
Zhao'an | 厲害 | |
Tainan | 厲害 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 厲害 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 厲害 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 厲害 | |
Chaozhou | 勥 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 勥 |
CompoundsEdit
Derived terms from 牛
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ReferencesEdit
- “Entry #1228”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
JapaneseEdit
KanjiEdit
牛
ReadingsEdit
- Go-on: ぐ (gu)
- Kan-on: ぎゅう (gyū, Jōyō)←ぎう (giu, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: ご (go)
- Kun: うし (ushi, 牛, Jōyō)
CompoundsEdit
Compounds
- 牛馬 (ushiuma)
- 牛鬼 (ushioni), 牛鬼 (gyūki)
- 牛氈鹿 (ushikamoshika, “wildebeest, gnu”)
- 牛車 (gissha), 牛車 (gyūsha), 牛車 (ushiguruma) : oxcart
- 牛脂 (gyūshi, “tallow of cow”)
- 牛舎 (gyūsha)
- 牛耳る (gyūjiru)
- 牛肉 (gyūniku, “beef”)
- 牛乳 (gyūnyū, “cow's milk”)
- 牛馬 (gyūba)
- 牛皮 (gyūhi, “cowhide”)
- 牛酪 (gyūraku, “butter”)
- 牛頭天王 (Gozu Tennō) : name of a diety
- 牛蒡 (gobō) : greater burdock (Arctium lappa)
- インド牛 (indoushi), 瘤牛 (kobuushi), 犎牛 (hōgyū) : zebu
- 雄牛, 牡牛 (oushi)
- 蝸牛 (kagyū, “snail; cochlea”)
- 蝸牛 (katatsumuri, “snail”)
- 子牛, 仔牛 (koushi)
- 呉牛 (gogyū), 水牛 (suigyū) : water buffalo
- 麝香牛 (jakōushi, “musk ox”)
- 肉牛 (nikugyū, “beef cattle”)
- 乳牛 (nyūgyū, “dairy cattle”)
- 雌牛, 牝牛 (meushi)
Etymology 1Edit
Kanji in this term |
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牛 |
うし Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- cow, bull, ox, cattle
- 1999 November 18, “牛魔人 [Bull Jinn]”, in Vol.6, Konami:
- 森に住む牛の魔人。ツノを突き出し突進して攻撃。
- Mori ni sumu ushi no majin. Tsuno o tsukidashi tosshin shite kōgeki.
- A bovine jinn who resides in the woods. He’ll charge at you and stick you with his horns.
- 森に住む牛の魔人。ツノを突き出し突進して攻撃。
- 1999 December 1, “ミノタウルス [Minotaurus]”, in BOOSTER 6, Konami:
- すごい力を持つウシの怪物。オノひと振りで何でもなぎ倒す。
- Sugoi chikara o motsu ushi no kaibutsu. Ono hitofuri de nani demo nagitaosu.
- A bovine monster with tremendous power who chops up anyone in his way with one ax swing.
- すごい力を持つウシの怪物。オノひと振りで何でもなぎ倒す。
- beef
Derived termsEdit
- 丑 (ushi)
Usage notesEdit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ウシ.
Etymology 2Edit
Kanji in this term |
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牛 |
ぎゅう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 牛 (ngjuw, “cow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ReferencesEdit
KoreanEdit
HanjaEdit
CompoundsEdit
OkinawanEdit
KanjiEdit
牛
ReadingsEdit
EtymologyEdit
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牛 |
うし Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “うし【牛】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “ウシ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.
VietnameseEdit
Han characterEdit
牛: Hán Nôm readings: ngưu, ngọ, ngỏ, ngõ, ngâu
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YonaguniEdit
KanjiEdit
NounEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “うち【牛】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.