哞 meaning and stroke order
A cow's moo
How to write 哞, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 哞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- moo (sound made by cow)
How 哞 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 牟 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 哞
A mouth 口 next to 牟 (móu), which gives the sound. Picture a cow opening its mouth 口 to say mōu.
哞 is an onomatopoeia for the sound a cow makes, often doubled or tripled in children's stories and songs. Example: 小牛哞哞地叫。(Xiǎo niú mōu mōu de jiào.) The calf goes moo moo.
Common mistake: Learners often drop the 口 and write 牟 (móu), which is a different word meaning to seek, as in 牟利 (móulì, to seek profit). Also keep the first tone mōu, not the second tone of 牟.
Questions about 哞
How many strokes are in 哞?
哞 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 哞 mean?
哞 (mōu) means a cow's moo.
How do you pronounce 哞?
哞 is pronounced mōu, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 哞?
The radical of 哞 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 哞 under this radical.
How do you say a cow moos in Chinese?
You can say 牛哞哞叫 (niú mōu mōu jiào), or simply 牛在叫 (niú zài jiào), the cow is calling. 哞哞 is the sound itself, and 叫 is the verb for an animal making a sound.
Is 哞 used for anything besides cows?
Mostly no. It is used for cattle and similar animals like buffalo. Other animals have their own sound words, such as 汪汪 (wāngwāng) for dogs and 喵 (miāo) for cats.