Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
4 strokes
Character #534 · The First 1000

niú

cow

ox; cow; bull; (slang) awesome

Strokes
4
Both scripts
牛
Poster cell
B20

简 = 繁牛 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • niúnǎi cow's milk
  • nǎiniú milk cow
  • chuīniú to talk big
  • niúròu beef
  • xiǎoniú calf
  • niúmǎ oxen and horses
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 牛

Write 牛 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, niú, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell B20 · 28 × 36 grid

牛 is #534 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 牛 mean in English?
牛 (niú) means "cow": ox; cow; bull; (slang) awesome.
How do you pronounce 牛?
牛 is pronounced niú in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄋㄧㄡˊ.
How many strokes does 牛 have?
牛 has 4 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 牛 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 牛 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 牛?
Common words that use 牛 include 牛奶 (niúnǎi, cow's milk), 奶牛 (nǎiniú, milk cow), 吹牛 (chuīniú, to talk big), 牛肉 (niúròu, beef).
How common is 牛?
牛 is number 534 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell B20 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.