猫 (māo)

cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) mode

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 苗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 貓.

Components

Example sentences

  1. 我是猫。 — I'm a cat.
  2. 猫老了。 — The cat is old.
  3. 猫有九命。 — A cat has nine lives.
  4. Ken有两只猫。 — Ken has two cats.
  5. 我没有猫。 — I do not have a cat.

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