牡 mǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
牡丹
mǔdan
peony
Characters in this word
丹 dān
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- Made of
- 冂 frame 亠 lid, cover
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 展厅中央摆着一幅巨大的牡丹图，象征富贵却不显俗气。 Zhǎntīng zhōngyāng bǎi zhe yī fú jùdà de mǔdan tú, xiàngzhēng fùguì què bù xiǎn súqì. A huge peony painting stood in the centre of the exhibition hall, symbolising wealth and honour without seeming vulgar.
- 公园里的牡丹每年春天都吸引很多游客。 Gōngyuán lǐ de mǔdan měi nián chūntiān dōu xīyǐn hěn duō yóukè. The peonies in the park attract many visitors every spring.
- 奶奶的旗袍上绣着一朵粉红的牡丹。 Nǎinai de qípáo shàng xiù zhe yì duǒ fěnhóng de mǔdan. A pink peony is embroidered on Grandma's qipao.
Related words
- 麻 má hemp; flax
- 茉莉 mòlì jasmine
- 荆棘 jīngjí thorns; brambles; hardships
- 莲子 liánzǐ lotus seed
- 年轮 niánlún tree rings; annual rings
- 盛产 shèngchǎn to produce abundantly
- 刨 páo to dig; to plane; to scrape
- 开垦 kāikěn to reclaim wasteland; to bring land under cultivation
- 收割 shōugē to harvest; to reap
- 砍伐 kǎnfá to cut down; to fell
- 枯萎 kūwěi withered; wilted
- 茂密 màomì dense; luxuriant