Cat

1. Meaning:

mao1
  • Meaning: Cat
  • Etymology: Phonal-Radical and Ideogram
  • Explanation: Original drawing shows a long-spined anminal with sound of paddy (miao2); thus the Cat

    • 2. Pronunciation: Click mao1 to hear it.

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  • Stroke Order: from left with a pie3, two dian2, another pie3, followed by a you4hu2gou1 and two more pie3; on right there is the "grass" (chao3zi4tou2) radical with the "paddy" (tian2) character at bottom

    • 4. Radical:

    ji4zi4pang2
  • Explanation: Any character with this radical is associated with a long-spined animal or the cat.
  • Sound: Click ji4zi4pang2 to hear it
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