猫

Character

猫 māo · máo

HSK 2Character2 readings

a small animal with soft fur that people keep as a pet

Radical: 犭
Strokes: 11
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 犭苗
Traditional: 貓
Frequency: #738 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

māoMain reading máoRare reading

māo

mao1Main readingHSK 2

a small animal with soft fur that people keep as a pet

Examples

我家的猫很小。
wǒ jiā de māo hěn xiǎo
My cat is very small.
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猫在桌子上睡觉。
māo zài zhuō zi shàng shuì jiào
The cat is sleeping on the table.
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Words that use “猫” as māo

大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda, a big black and white bear that eats bambooWordHSK 5 光猫guāng māooptical network terminalWord 公猫gōng māomale catWord 吸猫xī māo(neologism c. 2017) to dote on catsWord 奶猫nǎi māovery young kittenWord 家猫jiā māodomestic catWord 小猫xiǎo māokittenWord 山猫shān māolynxWord

máo

mao2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is māo.

used in 猫腰 (máo yāo) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “猫” as máo

猫腰máo yāoto bend overWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 猫

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Same radical 犭

All characters with 犭 →

獲huò 独dú 獨dú 狗gǒu 犯fàn 狱yù 獄yù 犹yóu 猶yóu 狂kuáng 猎liè 獵liè

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