牛 niú
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 𠂉 十 ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
牛奶
niúnǎi
milk (cow's)
Characters in this word
奶 nǎi
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 女 woman, girl 乃 then
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我每天喝牛奶。 Wǒ měitiān hē niúnǎi. I drink milk every day.
- 我想买牛奶。 Wǒ xiǎng mǎi niúnǎi. I want to buy milk.
- 桌子上有牛奶。 Zhuōzi shàng yǒu niúnǎi. There's milk on the table.