牧 mù shepherd
How to remember 牧: 牜 cow + 攵 tap = shepherd. Up in the mountains, a boy walks behind the cow and gives her a gentle tap with his stick, a young shepherd bringing the herd home.
Component breakdown
牧 = 牜 cow + 攵 tap
- 牜 cow
- 攵 tap
Up in the mountains, a boy walks behind the cow and gives her a gentle tap with his stick, a young shepherd bringing the herd home.
How it is used
- To herd/graze livestock - 放牧 (fàngmù) to graze, 牧场 (mùchǎng) pasture/ranch, 牧民 (mùmín) herders, 游牧 (yóumù) nomadic.
- 畜牧业 (xùmùyè) is animal husbandry. Also 牧师 (mùshī) a (Christian) pastor - a shepherd of souls.