牧 mù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 牛 ox, cow, bull 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
牧场
mùchǎng
pasture; ranch
Characters in this word
场 chǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这座牧场通过轮牧制度恢复草地，减少了土壤退化的风险。 Zhè zuò mùchǎng tōngguò lúnmù zhìdù huīfù cǎodì, jiǎnshǎo le tǔrǎng tuìhuà de fēngxiǎn. This ranch restores grassland through rotational grazing, reducing the risk of soil degradation.
- 牧场上有很多牛和羊，孩子们高兴地跑来跑去。 Mùchǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō niú hé yáng, háizimen gāoxìng de pǎo lái pǎo qù. There are many cows and sheep on the pasture, and the children run around happily.
- 我们周末开车去郊外的牧场骑马。 Wǒmen zhōumò kāichē qù jiāowài de mùchǎng qí mǎ. At the weekend we drove to a ranch in the countryside to ride horses.
Related words
- 牧民 mùmín herder; pastoralist
- 畜牧 xùmù animal husbandry; livestock farming
- 机场 jīchǎng airport
- 商场 shāngchǎng shopping mall
- 场 chǎng a measure word for events; field, arena
- 广场 guǎngchǎng public square
- 球场 qiúchǎng sports field
- 体育场 tǐyùchǎng stadium
- 停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot
- 场合 chǎnghé occasion
- 场所 chǎngsuǒ place
- 剧场 jùchǎng theater