Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 牧

牧

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Meaning

 to herd, to breed livestock

Pronunciation

 mù

Explanation

 Left: cow 牛, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)

Mnemonic

The cows are striked (forced) to the pasture for herding.

Radicals

牛 cow(second earth branch)
攴 rap, strike(Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳)
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Vocabulary

放牧 fàng mù graze
畜牧 xù mù to raise animals

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