牧人 (mù rén) — herdsman; shepherd

Definition

noun
herdsmanshepherd
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 牧人。
    Cǎo yuán shàng de mù rén men gǎn zhe niú yáng qù shuǐ cǎo fēng měi de dì fāng.
    The herdsmen on the grassland drive their cattle and sheep to places with plenty of water and grass.
  • 牧人。
    Zhè wèi mù rén zài shān shàng gài le yí zuò xiǎo mù wū.
    This shepherd built a small wooden cabin in the mountains.
  • 牧人,。
    mù rén De shēng huó suī rán jiān kǔ, dàn tā men fēi cháng rè ài zhè piàn tǔ dì.
    Though the life of a herdsman is hard, they deeply love this land.

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.

牧mùherd
人rénperson

牧 is herding, and 人 is the person doing it.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

牧 puts 牛 (cow) beside 攴 (a whip), showing someone herding cattle.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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