Read Edit View history 猫 māomáo HSK2 cat Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 苗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 貓. Pinyin Separate values with commas māo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 猫 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 貓 ×猫 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 犭 is a component form of 犬. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 猫 Simp strokes 猫 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 猫 Simp strokes 猫 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 猫 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 338, 780 ], [ 355, 759 ], [ 364, 734 ], [ 314, 640 ], [ 215, 520 ], [ 132, 463 ] ], [ [ 160, 697 ], [ 180, 673 ], [ 227, 648 ], [ 259, 622 ], [ 307, 558 ], [ 322, 524 ], [ 340, 452 ], [ 353, 347 ], [ 352, 244 ], [ 343, 172 ], [ 331, 115 ], [ 312, 72 ], [ 290, 51 ], [ 191, 108 ] ], [ [ 304, 482 ], [ 295, 412 ], [ 259, 358 ], [ 166, 246 ], [ 71, 163 ] ], [ [ 396, 573 ], [ 469, 568 ], [ 584, 591 ], [ 814, 624 ], [ 874, 625 ], [ 920, 610 ] ], [ [ 499, 681 ], [ 538, 652 ], [ 565, 455 ] ], [ [ 721, 793 ], [ 739, 784 ], [ 765, 751 ], [ 730, 585 ], [ 695, 465 ] ], [ [ 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489 Q 270 416 224 351 Q 175 285 64 167 Q 57 157 69 155 Q 91 151 207 261 Q 265 316 321 407 Q 321 408 322 409 C 337 435 319 516 306 489 Z", "M 755 590 Q 812 602 912 596 Q 927 595 932 605 Q 936 615 923 630 Q 877 669 781 644 Q 775 644 770 642 L 713 630 Q 647 620 573 606 L 523 598 Q 465 591 402 582 Q 374 578 394 563 Q 436 539 494 550 Q 510 556 530 559 L 574 569 Q 596 576 705 586 L 755 590 Z", "M 573 606 Q 572 631 572 654 Q 575 673 555 681 Q 515 702 494 696 Q 476 689 490 668 Q 512 635 523 598 L 530 559 Q 536 522 539 488 Q 543 466 556 452 Q 569 440 574 452 Q 581 471 578 494 Q 577 534 574 569 L 573 606 Z", "M 770 642 Q 776 679 805 745 Q 818 763 806 773 Q 791 789 752 805 Q 733 814 714 803 Q 704 796 713 783 Q 728 753 726 716 Q 722 679 713 630 L 705 586 Q 681 487 685 464 Q 688 448 704 462 Q 722 480 755 590 L 770 642 Z", "M 461 378 Q 442 390 422 396 Q 415 399 410 393 Q 401 387 411 376 Q 450 304 455 141 Q 458 72 495 48 L 496 47 Q 512 41 515 73 Q 515 77 515 82 L 513 111 Q 512 127 507 145 Q 495 289 493 341 C 492 360 487 363 461 378 Z", "M 749 104 Q 759 79 784 29 Q 793 11 803 12 Q 819 15 828 41 Q 859 102 875 291 Q 879 340 903 370 Q 919 391 908 404 Q 886 426 838 446 Q 819 456 787 444 Q 661 399 461 378 C 431 375 464 333 493 341 Q 508 347 607 364 L 648 372 Q 702 385 766 395 Q 794 401 807 387 Q 832 341 795 144 Q 794 126 786 124 Q 785 123 777 124 C 752 107 749 104 749 104 Z", "M 665 232 Q 702 239 737 242 Q 762 246 753 260 Q 743 276 715 280 Q 696 284 667 277 L 618 264 Q 573 252 536 242 Q 518 238 540 222 Q 549 215 569 218 Q 594 222 619 225 L 665 232 Z", "M 660 134 Q 661 186 665 232 L 667 277 Q 673 355 661 361 Q 654 368 648 372 C 624 390 600 393 607 364 Q 614 336 618 270 Q 617 269 618 264 L 619 225 Q 619 185 620 127 C 621 97 659 104 660 134 Z", "M 515 82 Q 522 82 531 82 Q 655 97 749 104 C 779 106 792 107 777 124 Q 768 137 748 142 Q 712 149 660 134 L 620 127 Q 563 120 513 111 C 483 106 485 82 515 82 Z" ] } 11 strokes 猫 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 338, 780 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631 Q 376 683 409 726 Q 421 739 407 755 Q 364 794 337 792 Q 325 791 327 775 Q 328 712 281 635 L 251 594 Q 218 549 178 514 Q 141 483 122 465 Q 112 449 129 453 Q 183 456 279 556 L 314 596 Z", "M 322 409 Q 344 280 298 121 Q 295 118 295 113 Q 288 97 279 95 Q 263 94 222 107 Q 191 119 186 112 Q 182 106 192 93 Q 232 54 258 19 Q 277 -11 288 -10 Q 297 -11 314 7 Q 393 89 375 363 Q 374 370 374 376 Q 362 521 314 596 L 281 635 Q 227 683 168 704 Q 153 711 150 699 Q 147 684 156 664 Q 166 645 186 643 Q 219 631 251 594 L 279 556 Q 297 526 306 489 L 322 409 Z", "M 306 489 Q 270 416 224 351 Q 175 285 64 167 Q 57 157 69 155 Q 91 151 207 261 Q 265 316 321 407 Q 321 408 322 409 C 337 435 319 516 306 489 Z", "M 755 590 Q 812 602 912 596 Q 927 595 932 605 Q 936 615 923 630 Q 877 669 781 644 Q 775 644 770 642 L 713 630 Q 647 620 573 606 L 523 598 Q 465 591 402 582 Q 374 578 394 563 Q 436 539 494 550 Q 510 556 530 559 L 574 569 Q 596 576 705 586 L 755 590 Z", "M 573 606 Q 572 631 572 654 Q 575 673 555 681 Q 515 702 494 696 Q 476 689 490 668 Q 512 635 523 598 L 530 559 Q 536 522 539 488 Q 543 466 556 452 Q 569 440 574 452 Q 581 471 578 494 Q 577 534 574 569 L 573 606 Z", "M 770 642 Q 776 679 805 745 Q 818 763 806 773 Q 791 789 752 805 Q 733 814 714 803 Q 704 796 713 783 Q 728 753 726 716 Q 722 679 713 630 L 705 586 Q 681 487 685 464 Q 688 448 704 462 Q 722 480 755 590 L 770 642 Z", "M 461 378 Q 442 390 422 396 Q 415 399 410 393 Q 401 387 411 376 Q 450 304 455 141 Q 458 72 495 48 L 496 47 Q 512 41 515 73 Q 515 77 515 82 L 513 111 Q 512 127 507 145 Q 495 289 493 341 C 492 360 487 363 461 378 Z", "M 749 104 Q 759 79 784 29 Q 793 11 803 12 Q 819 15 828 41 Q 859 102 875 291 Q 879 340 903 370 Q 919 391 908 404 Q 886 426 838 446 Q 819 456 787 444 Q 661 399 461 378 C 431 375 464 333 493 341 Q 508 347 607 364 L 648 372 Q 702 385 766 395 Q 794 401 807 387 Q 832 341 795 144 Q 794 126 786 124 Q 785 123 777 124 C 752 107 749 104 749 104 Z", "M 665 232 Q 702 239 737 242 Q 762 246 753 260 Q 743 276 715 280 Q 696 284 667 277 L 618 264 Q 573 252 536 242 Q 518 238 540 222 Q 549 215 569 218 Q 594 222 619 225 L 665 232 Z", "M 660 134 Q 661 186 665 232 L 667 277 Q 673 355 661 361 Q 654 368 648 372 C 624 390 600 393 607 364 Q 614 336 618 270 Q 617 269 618 264 L 619 225 Q 619 185 620 127 C 621 97 659 104 660 134 Z", "M 515 82 Q 522 82 531 82 Q 655 97 749 104 C 779 106 792 107 777 124 Q 768 137 748 142 Q 712 149 660 134 L 620 127 Q 563 120 513 111 C 483 106 485 82 515 82 Z" ] } 11 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.