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猫

māo
HSK 23 readings

“Cat” in Chinese is 猫 (māo).

Other characters with the syllable mao: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • cat
  • (loanword) (coll.) modem
  • (dialect) to hide oneself
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  • used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]

Example

大熊猫是一种残存的古动物。

The giant panda is a surviving ancient animal species.

From 大熊猫 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • māocat / (dialect) to hide oneself / (loanword) (coll.) modem
  • máoused in 貓腰|猫腰

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 猫

大熊猫dàxióngmāogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)HSK 5熊猫xióng māopanda

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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