猫
貓HSK 2freq #1150
Meanings
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- 1.cat (CL:只[zhī])
- 2.(dialect) to hide oneself
- 3.(loanword) (coll.) modem
- 1.used in 猫腰[máo yāo]
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Wiktionary
- 1.wildcat
- 2.vicious woman; woman that suddenly turns hostile (just like a mother cat when her kittens are threatened)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *mrew): semantic 犬 + phonetic 苗 (OC *mrew).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
猫看着鱼。
The cat is watching the fish.
猫看着鱼。
The cat is looking at the fish.
我没有猫。
I do not have a cat.
那猫没死。
The cat is not dead.
我没有猫。
I don't have a cat.
那是我的猫。
That's my cat.
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More examples & usage (AI)
Derived terms
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