Chinese Character 貓 Meanings and components.

Form

貓

Meaning

貓 meaning[3] in English

Cat.

Cl:隻|只[Zhi1].

(Dialect) To Hide Oneself.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 貓 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are worm-like invertebrate (豸) , and Hmong or Miao … (苗)

Its radical[1] is: 豸 (zhi4) which means: Worm-Like Invertebrate, Mythical Animal (See 獬豸[Xie4 Zhi4]), Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 153), .豸zhi4worm-like invertebrate

In cangjie it is written with BHTW

How to write 貓

To write貓mao1cat you should write a combination of 豸zhi4worm-like invertebrate , 苗miao2Hmong or … arranged in a 吅 shape:

豸 + 苗 = 貓

貓 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 貓 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 貓, looks as follow:

貓
Pinyin:mao1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Cat . Cl:隻|只[Zhi1] . (Dialect) To Hide Oneself . (Coll.) Modem
豸
Pinyin:zhi4
Meaning[3]: Worm-Like Invertebrate . Mythical Animal (See 獬豸[Xie4 Zhi4]) . Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 153)
苗
Pinyin:miao2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Hmong Or Miao Ethnic Group Of Southwest China . Surname Miao
艹
Pinyin:cao3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Grass Radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[Cao3 Zi4 Tou2 R5]
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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