猫
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cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #875 U+732B
How 猫 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
犭 (semantic, “animal”) + 苗 (phonetic, miáo)
How to remember it
cat · Heisig RSH #1587
pack of wild dogs + tomato seedling
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 苗
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 苗 (miáo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苗 sound component | miáo | sprouts; Miao nationality |
| 描 | miáo | to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace |
| 锚 | máo | anchor |
| 瞄 | miáo | to take aim at; to look at |
| 喵 | miāo | a cat's meow |
| 鹋 | miáo | emu |
Words containing 猫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大山猫 | dà shān māo | Lynx rufus |
| 猫儿山 | Māo ér shān | Kitten Mountain, Guangxi |
| 三花猫 | sān huā māo | calico cat |
| 猫眼儿 | māo yǎn r | erhua variant of 貓眼|猫眼[mao1 yan3] |
| 三色猫 | sān sè māo | calico cat |
| 波斯猫 | Bō sī māo | Persian (cat) |
| 三脚猫 | sān jiǎo māo | sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area) |
| 三毛猫 | sān máo māo | tortoiseshell cat; calico cat |
| 阿猫阿狗 | ā māo ā gǒu | (idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry; just about anyone (used dismissively) |
| 天猫座 | Tiān māo zuò | Lynx (constellation) |
| 夜猫子 | yè māo zi | owl; (fig.) night owl |
| 山猫 | shān māo | lynx; bobcat; leopard cat |
| 猫声鸟 | māo shēng niǎo | catbird |
| 猫儿 | māo ér | kitten |
| 小猫 | xiǎo māo | kitten |
| 家猫 | jiā māo | domestic cat; house cat |
| 花猫 | huā māo | tabby cat; calico cat |
| 苏格兰折耳猫 | Sū gé lán Zhé ěr māo | Scottish Fold |
| 公猫 | gōng māo | male cat; tomcat |
| 猫门 | māo mén | cat door; cat flap |