猫 māo

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Traditional form

貓 māo

Contains the radical

犭 quǎn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

animal

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰犭苗

Semantic compound

犭 quǎn

Phonetic compound

苗 Miáo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 quǎn represents the meaning and 苗 Miáo represents the sound. Simplified form of 貓 māo .

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灌木丛 guàn mù cóng 中 Zhōng 窜 cuàn 出 chū 一 yī 只 zhǐ 猫 māo 来 lái .

A cat sprang out of the bushes.

猫 māo 眯 mí 在 zài 主人 zhǔrén 的 de 轻抚 qīng fǔ 和 hé 喃喃 nán nán 细语 xì yǔ 下 xià , 精神 jīngshén 也 Yě 会 huì 随之 suí zhī 安定 Ān dìng 下来 xià lai .

With masters'tender petting and whispering , cats can and feel safe.

猫 māo 把 bǎ 流 liú 在 zài 地上 dì shang 的 de 奶 nǎi 舔 tiǎn 干净 gānjìng 了 le .

The cat licked up all the milk which had overflowed onto the floor.

你 nǐ 倒 dǎo 在 zài 碟子 dié zi 里 lǐ 的 de 牛奶 niúnǎi 很快就 jiù 被 bèi 猫 māo 舔 tiǎn 光 guāng 了 le .

The milk you put out in the saucer was quickly lapped up by the cat.

后来 hòulái 在 zài 他 tā 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū 、似 sì 睡 shuì 非 Fēi 睡 shuì 的 de 状态 zhuàngtài 中 Zhōng ,从 Cóng 外面 wài miàn 传来 chuán lái 一阵 yī zhèn 非常 fēicháng 凄惨 qī cǎn 的 de 猫儿 māo ér 叫 jiào 春 chūn 的 de 声音 shēngyīn .

And then there came, mingling with his half - formed dreams , a most melancholy caterwauling.

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 猫 māo in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
猫 māo	cat	貓 māo
熊猫 xióngmāo	panda	熊貓
大熊猫 dà xióng māo	giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)	大熊貓
小猫 xiǎo māo	kitten	小貓
猫头鹰 māo tóu yīng	owl	貓頭鷹
野猫 yě māo	wildcat	野貓
山猫 shān māo	lynx	山貓
猫腻 māo nì	shenanigans	貓膩
夜猫子 yè māo zi	owl	夜貓子
猫眼 māo yǎn	peephole	貓眼
小熊猫 xiǎo xióng māo	lesser panda	小熊貓
波斯猫 Bō sī māo	Persian (cat)	波斯貓
狸猫 lí māo	leopard cat	狸貓
灵猫 líng māo	civet (arboreal cat)	靈貓
阿猫阿狗 ā māo ā gǒu	any Tom, Dick or Harry	阿貓阿狗
猫熊 māo xióng	panda	貓熊
三脚猫 sān jiǎo māo	jack of all trades	三腳貓
猫儿山 Māo ér shān	Kitten Mountain, Guangxi	貓兒山
照猫画虎 zhào māo huà hǔ	uninspired imitation	照貓畫虎
猫抓病 māo zhuā bìng	cat scratch disease	貓抓病
猫哭老鼠 māo kū lǎo shǔ	crocodile tears	貓哭老鼠
天猫座 Tiān māo zuò	Lynx (constellation)	天貓座