ox
ox meaning
An ox, a castrated bull used as a draught animal. It represents agricultural labour, strength and patience, and it is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac — the Year of the Ox denotes diligence and reliability.
Meaning
An ox, a castrated bull used as a draught animal. It represents agricultural labour, strength and patience, and it is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac — the Year of the Ox denotes diligence and reliability. Outside that zodiac context it is one of the less-used animal emoji, since most people reach for the cow or the bull instead.
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How to use it
- Year of the Ox 🐂
- Strong as an ox 🐂
- They still plough with oxen here 🐂
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | os |
| አማርኛ | በሬ |
| العربية | ثور |
| অসমীয়া | ষাঁড় গৰু |
| azərbaycan | öküz |
| башҡорт | үгеҙ |
| беларуская | бык |
| български | вол |
| বাংলা | ষাড় |
| bosanski | vo |
| català | bou |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏩᎦ ᏧᎧᏅᏍᏕᎾ |
| čeština | vůl |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | вӑкӑр |
| Cymraeg | ych |
| Deutsch | Ochse |
| dolnoserbšćina | woł |
| Ελληνικά | βόδι |
| English | ox |
| español | buey |
| eesti | härg |
| euskara | idia |
| فارسی | گاو نر |
| suomi | härkä |
| Filipino | toro |
| føroyskt | oksi |
| français | bœuf |
| Gaeilge | damh |
| Gàidhlig | damh |
| galego | boi |
| ગુજરાતી | બળદ |
| Hausa | takarkari |
| עברית | שור |
| हिन्दी | बैल |
| hrvatski | vol |
| hornjoserbšćina | woł |
| magyar | ökör |
| հայերեն | ցուլիկ |
| Indonesia | lembu |
| íslenska | uxi |
| italiano | bue |
| 日本語 | 牡牛 |
| Jawa | sapi lanang |
| ქართული | ხარი |
| қазақ тілі | бұқа |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بۇقا |
| ខ្មែរ | គោឈ្មោល |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಎತ್ತು |
| 한국어 | 소 |
| कोंकणी | बैल |
| кыргызча | өгүз |
| ລາວ | ງົວຜູ້ |
| lietuvių | jautis |
| latviešu | vērsis |
| македонски | вол |
| മലയാളം | കാള |
| монгол | шар үхэр |
| मराठी | बैल |
| Melayu | lembu jantan |
| မြန်မာ | နွားထီး |
| नेपाली | गोरू |
| Nederlands | os |
| norsk | okse |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବଳଦ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬਲਦ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mán-Kau |
| polski | wół |
| پښتو | غوایی |
| português | boi |
| rumantsch | bov |
| română | bou |
| русский | бык |
| سنڌي | ڍڳو |
| တႆး | ဝူဝ်းငၢၼ် |
| සිංහල | ගොනා |
| slovenčina | býk |
| slovenščina | vol |
| Soomaali | baqay |
| shqip | dem |
| српски | во |
| srpski | vo |
| svenska | oxe |
| Kiswahili | maksai |
| தமிழ் | எருது |
| తెలుగు | ఎద్దు |
| ไทย | วัวตัวผู้ |
| ትግርኛ | ብዕራይ |
| türkmen dili | öküz |
| lea fakatonga | pulu pokaʻi |
| Türkçe | öküz |
| українська | бик |
| اردو | بیل |
| o‘zbek | ho‘kiz |
| Tiếng Việt | bò đực |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹgbọrọ maalu |
| 粵語 | 公牛 |
| 粤语 | 公牛 |
| 中文 | 公牛 |
| 繁體中文 | 公牛 |
| isiZulu | inkunzi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F402
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :ox:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the ox emoji (🐂) mean?
- An ox, a castrated bull used as a draught animal. It represents agricultural labour, strength and patience, and it is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac — the Year of the Ox denotes diligence and reliability.
- How do you type the ox emoji?
- Copy the ox emoji 🐂 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the ox emoji in?
- The ox emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.