犊

Traditional (Taiwan): 犢

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dú ㄉㄨˊ

- calf
- sacrificial victim

Classifiers (measure words)

Usually

一头犊 tóu one calf

Less often

犊一羫 qiāng one slaughtered calf

Other words read dú

In the same tone

读 dú read out
毒 dú poison
独 dú alone
渎 dú disrespectful
椟 dú cabinet

All 12 words read dú

du with other tones

都 dū metropolis
度 dù pass
渡 dù cross
督 dū supervise
堵 dǔ block up

All 30 words read du in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 犊

部首 radical: 牛
笔画 strokes: 12, with 8 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 牛卖

Practise writing 犊

Trace 犊, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

Words with 犊

Starting with 犊

犊子 dúzi calf

Ending with 犊

牛犊 niúdú calf
老牛舐犊 lǎoniúshìdú lit. an old ox licking its calf
带牛佩犊 dàiniúpèidú abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle

Containing 犊

初生牛犊不怕虎 chūshēngniúdúbùpàhǔ lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers
舐犊情深 shìdúqíngshēn lit. the cow licking its calf fondly
护犊子 hùdúzi be fiercely protective of one's children
舐犊之爱 shìdúzhīài parental love
扯犊子 chědúzi talk nonsense

All 7 words containing 犊

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