Chinese Word: 牝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

牝

Pinyin: pìn

English Definition: (of a bird, animal or plant) female; keyhole; valley

Chinese Definition:
①雌性的鸟或兽，与“牡”相对：牝牛。牝马。牝鸡。
②锁孔。
③溪谷：“丘陵为牡，溪谷为牝”。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 牛

Pictophonetic:匕 indicates the sound; 牛 (cow) conveys the meaning.

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牝鸡司晨	pìn jī sī chén	female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddle in politics; The female wears the trousers.
牝牡	pìn mǔ	male and female
牝牡骊黄	pìn mǔ lí huáng	a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
牝鸡牡鸣	pìn jī mǔ míng	female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddle in politics; The female wears the trousers.
小牝牛	xiǎo pìn niú	heifer

1		tā 他 tuǒ shàn 妥善 zhào gu 照顾 zhè 这 zhǐ 只 pìn niú 牝牛。 He took good care of the cow.
2		xuán 玄 pìn 牝 zhī 之 mén 门， shì 是 wèi 为 tiān dì 天地 gēn 根。 Female, is the root of Heaven and Earth.
3		“ nà 那 tóu 头 yín sè 银色 de 的 pìn lù 牝鹿！ ” tā 他 jī dòng 激动 de 地 shuō 说， “ yě 也 shì 是 nǐ 你 ma 吗？ ” "The silver doe! " he said excitedly. "Was that you too?"
4		zhè 这 pī 匹 xiǎo 小 pìn 牝 mǎ 马 běn 本 jì dù 季度 céng 曾 liǎng cì 两次 cān sài 参赛。 The filly has been raced twice this season .
5		hái yǒu 还有 de 的 jiā tíng 家庭 tān diǎn 摊点 chū shòu 出售 pìn niú 牝牛， jiā qín 家禽 hé 和 xiǎo tù 小兔 děng 等。 Other families are selling heifers, chicks and rabbits.

1		tā 他 tuǒ shàn 妥善 zhào gu 照顾 zhè 这 zhǐ 只 pìn niú 牝牛。 He took good care of the cow.
2		xuán 玄 pìn 牝 zhī 之 mén 门， shì 是 wèi 为 tiān dì 天地 gēn 根。 Female, is the root of Heaven and Earth.
3		“ nà 那 tóu 头 yín sè 银色 de 的 pìn lù 牝鹿！ ” tā 他 jī dòng 激动 de 地 shuō 说， “ yě 也 shì 是 nǐ 你 ma 吗？ ” "The silver doe! " he said excitedly. "Was that you too?"
4		zhè 这 pī 匹 xiǎo 小 pìn 牝 mǎ 马 běn 本 jì dù 季度 céng 曾 liǎng cì 两次 cān sài 参赛。 The filly has been raced twice this season .
5		hái yǒu 还有 de 的 jiā tíng 家庭 tān diǎn 摊点 chū shòu 出售 pìn niú 牝牛， jiā qín 家禽 hé 和 xiǎo tù 小兔 děng 等。 Other families are selling heifers, chicks and rabbits.