牟

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surname Mou

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

牟 has 牛 cow as its meaning part and 厶 as an empty part that once showed the cow’s mooing. The first meaning was the mooing of a cow. The meaning to seek or obtain was borrowed only for its sound.

Drawn as: cow mooing

牟 as a component in other characters

sound5 characters
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Same Characters, Different Readings

牟Mu4
see 牟平[Mu4 ping2]
牟móu
barley, to moo, to seek or obtain

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