犢 meaning and stroke order

dú

Calf; sacrificial lamb

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Pinyindú
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How to write 犢, stroke by stroke

19 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 犢

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

dúsecond tone (rising)
  1. calf
  2. sacrificial victim

How 犢 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To sacrifice 賣 a calf 牛.

Radical: 牛 (ox), shared by 34 characters on this site.

Common words with 犢

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
犢子dúzicalf

Questions about 犢

How many strokes are in 犢?

犢 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 犢 mean?

犢 (dú) means calf; sacrificial lamb. A common word with it is 犊子 (dúzi), meaning "calf".

How do you pronounce 犢?

犢 is pronounced dú, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 犢?

The radical of 犢 is 牛, which carries the idea of "ox". Dictionaries list 犢 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 犢?

犢 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 犊, used in mainland China and Singapore.