Radical 牛

4 strokes

label (124a) + criminal (130a) = cow 牛

When this forms the left-hand part of a composite character, the lower horizontal stroke is slanted, and drawn last (see Character 466 for an example).

[牛肉 (221) niúròu beef]

[吹牛 (362) chuīniú to boast, brag]

While the criminal was on parole he had to wear a label with a picture of a cow on it — to show that his job was to look after the cows. / It took two fairies (working in shifts) to keep an eye on this notorious criminal.