牡

Glyph origin
. Various explanations exist, some propose 丄 (here unrelated to ) depicts a penis to represent “male”. Later 丄 came to be written. See also the etymology of this character.

Etymology
. Compare 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, Proto-, 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬).

An graph for this word shows a vertical stick on a horizontal ground, possibly because it had been intended for an obsolete homophone cognate with 🇨🇬, which alongside "male" may derive from a stem represented in 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,  (ibid.; ). further proposes a relationship with (ibid.); see there for more.

Definitions

 * 1)  male of animals
 * 2)  male genitals
 * 3)  bolt of door
 * 4)  hill; hump
 * 1)  male genitals
 * 2)  bolt of door
 * 3)  hill; hump
 * 1)  hill; hump

Kanji

 * 1) male
 * 2) oyster