懂中文 Dong Chinese

貓

māo

cat

Phonosemantic compound. 豸 represents the meaning and 苗 represents the sound.

Components
豸 meaning component

豸  Meaning component

zhì

  

(dhole), beast

苗 sound component

苗  Sound component

miáo

  

sprouts

Evolution

貓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
貓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

猫 (貓) 

māo

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

Most common words with 貓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

猫

cat

熊猫

panda

大熊猫

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

小猫

kitten

猫头鹰

owl