• 2848th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. móu (Mou2)surname Mou
2. (Mu4)see 牟平[Mu4 ping2]
3. móu (mou2)barley • to moo • to seek or obtain • old variant of 侔[mou2] • old variant of 眸[mou2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

释迦牟尼 (釋迦牟尼)

Uncommon

中牟县 (中牟縣)
牟利 
释迦牟尼佛 (釋迦牟尼佛)

RareShow 7

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.