Meanings
Readings
Common Words
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
Food, cooking; Usu. ใใ ใ
beef
ใใ ใ only; Astronomy
Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(cow's) milk
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
beef
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
Food, cooking
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
Historical term
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
calf
small cow
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
A cow tried to climb up a vermilion (ๆฑ) tree, but ended up breaking off the two bottom branches.
When used as a primitive above other elements, the cow will have its tail cut off (imagine ไธถ + ๅ)
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