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
牧民
mùmín
herder; pastoralist
Characters in this word
民 mín
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 民 — citizens, subjects
- Made of
- 巳 snake 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 牧民根据草场恢复情况调整迁徙路线，以免牲畜过度啃食。 Mùmín gēnjù cǎochǎng huīfù qíngkuàng tiáozhěng qiānxǐ lùxiàn, yǐmiǎn shēngchù guòdù kěnshí. The herders adjust their migration routes according to grassland recovery to prevent livestock from overgrazing.
- 牧民一早就赶着羊群去山坡上吃草。 Mùmín yìzǎo jiù gǎn zhe yángqún qù shānpō shàng chī cǎo. The herder drives the flock of sheep up the slope to graze early in the morning.
- 夜里下大雪，牧民们都在担心牛羊的安全。 Yèlǐ xià dàxuě, mùmínmen dōu zài dānxīn niúyáng de ānquán. It snowed heavily at night, and the herders all worried about their livestock.
Related words
- 牧场 mùchǎng pasture; ranch
- 畜牧 xùmù animal husbandry; livestock farming
- 公民 gōngmín citizen
- 民间 mínjiān folk
- 民族 mínzú ethnic group; nationality
- 农民 nóngmín farmer
- 人民 rénmín the people
- 人民币 rénmínbì Chinese yuan
- 中华民族 Zhōnghuámínzú the Chinese nation
- 居民 jūmín resident
- 移民 yímín immigrant; to immigrate
- 国民 guómín citizen