Cat in Chinese (Mandarin): 猫 (māo)
猫
māo
cat
- Simplified
- 猫
- Traditional
- 貓
- Pinyin
- māo
- Typed as
- mao
Use it in a sentence
猫在睡觉。
貓在睡覺。
The cat is sleeping.
The characters in 猫
猫 / 貓
Cat. 犭 on the left marks an animal; 苗 (miáo) on the right gives the sound.
11 strokes
First tone: high and flat, a little like a cat's meow. A kitten is 小猫 (xiǎo māo).
More examples with 猫
小猫喝牛奶。
小貓喝牛奶。
Xiǎo māo hē niúnǎi.
The kitten drinks milk.
我的猫是白色的。
我的貓是白色的。
Wǒ de māo shì báisè de.
My cat is white.
How to write 猫 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
猫 11 strokes
In Traditional characters:
貓 16 strokes
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