牵 牛 属

qiān niú shǔdictionary entry

Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)

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Original source entry:

牽牛屬 牵牛属 [qian1 niu2 shu3] /Pharbitis, genus of herbaceous plants including Morning glory 牽牛|牵牛 (Pharbitis nil)/

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Other forms in these source records: 牽牛屬

牵
qiān
to lead along / to pull (an animal on a tether) / (bound form) to involve / to draw in
牛
niú
ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiáo],頭|头[tóu] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niú dùn]) / (slang) awesome
Niú
surname Niu
属
shǔ
category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute
zhǔ
to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on

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