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牢 = 宀 + 牛

牢 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “prison”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 牛 (cow). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
prison
Pinyin (Mandarin)
láo
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
тюрьма
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
牢 jail

Decomposition

ids

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 牛 cow

Characters that contain 牢

How to find 牢 without knowing its reading

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

Open 牢 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.