牢

láo

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HSK 6TOCFL L47 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1(literary) pen; fold (for livestock)

2prison; jail

3firm; secure; fast

Etymology

ideographic · A stable 宀 where cattle are kept 牛

Radical

牛 · pen, prison, stable; fast, firm, secure

Composition

⿱宀牛

Writing

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Words with 牢

牢láo 牢固láogù 牢记láojì 牢牢láoláo 亡羊补牢wángyáng-bǔláo 牢骚láosāo 坐牢zuòláo