niú
cattle; ox; cow
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我有一头牛。
wǒ yǒu yì tóu niú.
I have a cow.
牛在吃草。
niú zài chī cǎo.
The cow is eating grass.
牛肉很好吃。
niúròu hěn hǎo chī.
Beef is delicious.
水牛 (shuǐ niú)
water buffalo
黄牛 (huáng niú)
yellow cattle
羊 (yáng)
sheep
马 (mǎ)
horse
The Chinese character 牛 (niú) for "cow" is a pictograph that depicts the profile of a cow's head. The character is composed of two parts: the radical 牜 (qiú), which represents a cow's head, and the phonetic component 牜 (wū), which indicates the pronunciation. The character 牛 has been in use for over 3,000 years and has remained largely unchanged in its form and meaning. It is one of the most common characters in the Chinese language and is used in a variety of words and phrases related to cows, cattle, and agriculture.
