猫 māo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 苗 sprouts
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
猫
māo
cat
Character
Example phrases
- 我家有猫。 Wǒ jiā yǒu māo. My family has a cat.
- 猫在睡觉。 Māo zài shuìjiào. The cat is sleeping.
- 小猫很可爱。 Xiǎo māo hěn kěài. The little cat is very cute.