māo
cat
Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 苗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 貓.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 猫
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
cat | ||
panda | ||
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) | ||
kitten | ||
owl |
Statistics
HSK level 2
Appears in 22.1848% of movies
1084th most common character in movies
1673rd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 11 |
Traditional | |
Unicode | U+732B |
Sources
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