Dong Chinese dictionary

mī

sound of cat

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 米 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

米 Sound component

mǐ

rice

Definitions

mī

sound of cat, cat's meow; meter; (Cant.) don't!; sound for calling a cat

Most common words with 咪

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	咪	sound for calling a cat
	妈咪	mommy (loanword)
	咪咪	(onom.) meow
	咪唑	imidazole (chemistry) (loanword)

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