matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:個|个[ge4]
物 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 牛 represents the meaning and 勿 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "variety", depicting the variety of colors on a cow. Later the meaning shifted to "things".
质 · 8 strokes
Simplified form of 質. Phonosemantic compound. 斦 represents the sound and 贝 represents the meaning.