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牝

pìn

Character

What 牝 means

1. (of a bird, animal or plant) female
2. keyhole
3. valley

Words starting with 牝

• 牝牡pìn mǔmale and female
• 牝牡骊黄pìn mǔ lí huánga black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
• 牝鸡司晨pìn jī sī chénfemale chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority…

Words containing 牝

• 骊黄牝牡lí huáng pìn mǔa black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance

Sounds the same

Read pìn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 聘to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (colloquial) (of a woman) to get married…

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