猫
貓máo
#1,671 most
frequent character
used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2yao1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
猫 uses 犭 animal as the meaning part and 苗 miáo for the sound. It first meant house cat, and later also named an owl. In the simplified form, 犭 replaces 豸, a similar animal shape.
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