懂中文 Dong Chinese

犢

dú

calf

To sacrifice 賣 a calf 牛

Components
牛 meaning component

牛  Meaning component

niú

  

cow

賣 meaning component

賣  Meaning component

mài

  

sell

Evolution

犢 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
犢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
犢 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
犢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

犊 (犢) 

dú

calf; victim of sacrifice; sacrificial victim

Most common words with 犢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

犊

calf

牛犊

calf

犊子

calf

初生牛犊不怕虎

fig. the young are fearless

护犊子

(of a woman) to be fiercely protective of one's children