TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
牛
ㄋㄧㄡˊ · niú
noun — an ox, a cow
字源 FORM — what the parts do
牛形an ox head face-on — horns up top, the long stroke down the muzzle
An ox head face-on: the horns curve up, the long stroke runs down the muzzle. The graph still shows its horns, and lends them out as a radical — 物、特、牽 all keep the ox.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩隻角（牛）先從田埂後面冒出來，然後才是慢慢的一整頭。
The horns (牛) come up over the field bank first — then, slowly, the whole animal.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)牛— an ox, a cow常用
→吹牛— to brag — blowing the ox up
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension