牛角 (niú jiǎ) — ox horn

Definition

noun
ox horn
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 牛角
    Zhè bǎ shū zi shì yòng niú jiǎ zuò de.
    This comb is made of ox horn.
  • 牛角
    Tā yòng niú jiǎ chuī chū le xiǎng liàng de shēng yīn.
    He blew a loud sound from the ox horn.
  • 牛角
    Zhè ge miàn bāo de xíng zhuàng xiàng niú jiǎ.
    This bread's shape is like an ox horn.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

牛 (ox) and 角 (horn) together mean the horn of an ox.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

牛 is drawn as a bull's head, with two horns and two ears.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 角 is a picture of a horn.

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