The order of Chinese Zodiac:
Mouse, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit,
Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep,
Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
The sell bone for character Ox is
an abstract picture of an ox from the front. The top sides are the two up horns of the ox.
In comparison, we can see the shell bone script for Sheep
similar but the horns are bent down.
The big seal script of Ox is
Similar to shell bone script.
The small seal script of Ox is
similar to the shell bone script.
The clerical script for Ox is
still similar, but the left horn is not like the bent horn, the right one is flat. The pictography is lost. It is difficult to relate it to ox.
Its current standard printing script is
similar to the shell bone script.
The clerical script for Ox is
still similar, but the left horn is not like the bent horn, the right one is flat. The pictography is lost. It is difficult to relate it to ox.
Its current standard printing script is
牛
very similar to its clerical script.
Its pinyin is "Niu2".
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