牡 = 牛 + 土

牡 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “male of animals”. It is built from 牛 (cow) and 土 (soil).

Keyword: male of animals
Pinyin (Mandarin): mǔ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: самец животных
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 牡 male animal

Decomposition

ids

牛 cow
土 soil

How to find 牡 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cow” + “soil”. 牡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 牡 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.