猫(māo): cat (CL:只)

HSK 211 strokesTrad. 貓

Readingsmāomáo

cat (CL:只)

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Character informationHSK 2

Pinyin: māo / máo
Meaning: cat (CL:只); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem
Strokes: 11
HSK level: HSK 2
Traditional: 貓

Origin & structureWhere 猫 comes from

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰犭苗

In this compound, the meaning comes from 犭 (animal); 苗 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

犭quǎn 苗miáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 貓: badger

Words with 猫

dà大 xióng熊māo猫

HSK 5

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

guāng光māo猫

optical network terminal (ONT); optical network unit (ONU); optical modem

gōng公māo猫

male cat; tomcat

xī吸māo猫

(neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats

shān山māo猫

lynx

xióng熊māo猫

panda

lí狸māo猫

leopard cat

bào豹māo猫

leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

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