牸

Information about character(s)

Radical: 牛
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zì
Cantonese: zi3 zi6
JapaneseKun: MESU
JapaneseOn: SHI JI
Korean: CA

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: the female of certain animals; to bring forth young of animals

CE-Dict: female of domestic animals

康熙字典文字版 【巳集下】【牛字部】牸
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤疾置切，音字。【廣韻】牝牛。【孔叢子·陳士義】子欲速富，當畜五牸。【說苑】愚公畜牸牛，生子而大，賣之而買駒。　又牝馬亦曰牸。【廣雅】牸，雌也。【史記·封禪書】天下亭亭，有畜牸馬，歲課息。【前漢·食貨志】乗牸牝者，𢷤而不得會聚。【韻會】通作字。　又【玉篇】疾利切【正韻】疾二切，𠀤音自。義同。