máo

tail

The fur  of an ox  also provides the pronunciation

Components
牛 meaning component

  Meaning component

niú

  

cow

毛 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

máo

  

hair

Evolution

牦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
牦 Seal script Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)

Seal script

Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
牦 Seal script Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)

Seal script

Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
牦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
牦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

máo

tail; hair; yak; yak (Bos grunniens)

Most common words with 牦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

牦牛

yak (Bos grunniens)

yak (Bos grunniens)