Memory phrase for the character: 猫

猫

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Meaning cat

Pronunciation

māo

Explanation

Left: wild animal 犭 (dog on the hind legs), right: seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)

Mnemonic
 
(Cats like to hunt on fields watching mouse holes.) The animal at the seedlings is: a cat.

Radicals

犭 wild animalShows in particular a wild dog on its hind legs.
苗 sprout
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 Vocabulary

龙猫 lóng māo  chinchilla; Totoro (anime character)
灵猫类 líng māo lèi  a civet (arboreal cat); viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
灵猫 líng māo  a civet (arboreal cat); viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
猫咪 māo mī  kitty
狞猫 níng māo  Lynx caracal
狞猫 níng māo  

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