ㄇㄠ

māo

cat

猫 is an 11 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as māo in the first tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 貓 is used.

It is made up of the components 犭 (dog) and 苗 (sprout).

  • 猫
    ㄇㄠ

    māo

    cat

    • 犭
      ㄑㄩㄢ ˇ

      quǎn

      dog

    • 苗
      ㄇㄧㄠ ˊ

      miáo

      sprout

14 stories have been written about this character — see all
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A cat is a DOG that makes MIAO
by SOULJACKER

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my cat and my dog love brussel sprouts
by cltcadna

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My dog eats dim sims and i thought it had pork and cabbage in it but it's cat and Brussels sprouts.
by CLTCpaije

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cat looks like a sprout of dog. (i.e. puppy, not grown yet - sprout).
by Vitaly

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The cat sprouted out of the dog
by CLTCOktay

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 猫

Definitions for 猫 pronounced as māo

  • cat
  • CL:隻|只[zhi1]
  • (dialect) to hide oneself
  • (coll.) modem

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