牧

Mu4
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surname Mu

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

牧 shows a cow, 牜, and 攵, a hand with a whip or staff. Together they give the first meaning, to herd cattle. Later it grew to herding in general, and then to a shepherd or pastor.

Drawn as: a cow; hand with whip

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Same Characters, Different Readings

牧mù
to herd, to breed livestock

Homophones

穆Mu4
surname Mu
木Mu4
surname Mu

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