Dong Chinese dictionary

niú

cow

Pictograph of the head of a cow.

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

niú

cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93; ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiáo],頭|头[tóu]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niúdùn]); (slang) awesome

Niú

surname Niu

Most common words with 牛

Component uses

Meaning component in 30 characters (4 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Iconic component in 5 characters (5 verified)

Sources