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How To Say Cat In Chinese

Post by Swing on November 4, 2022, Category: Native Chinese 
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The most common way to say cat in Chinese

There are many ways to say cat in Chinese, but the most common way is [māo].
母猫 [mǔ māo] – Female cat.
公猫 [gōng māo] – Male cat.
小猫 [xiǎo māo] – Kitten.
For example:

CharacterPinyinEnglish
这只猫真乖。zhè zhī māo zhēn guāi。This cat is so clever.
cat-in-chinese
cat-in-chinese

The basic information of cat in Chinese

Cat in Chinese: 猫
Cat in pinyin: [māo]
Tone: First
Radical: 犭
Component: 苗
Traditional Form: 貓
Stroke Count: 11
Structure: Left to right
Usage: ★★★★

The glyph evolution of cat in Chinese

cat-in-bottle-china
cat-in-bottle-china

The glyph contrast of cat in Chinese

chinese-of-cat
chinese-of-cat

The order of strokes of cat in Chinese

how-do-you-say-cat-in-Chinese
how-do-you-say-cat-in-Chinese

The calligraphy of cat in Chinese

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cats-with-wings-in-china
  1. 熊猫 [xióng māo] – Panda.
panda
panda
  1. 狸猫 [lí māo] – Civet cat.
ragdoll-cat-in-chinese
ragdoll-cat-in-chinese
  1. 猫眼 [māo yǎn] – Cat eye. It is an equipment installed in the security door to protect the people in the house.
china-cute-cat
china-cute-cat
  1. 野猫 [yě māo] – Wildcat.
  2. 夜猫子 [yè māo zǐ] – Night owl.
  3. 猫步 [māo bù] – Catwalk.
black-cat-chinese
black-cat-chinese
  1. 猫爸 [māo bà] – It literally means cat dad. But it actually means dads who are friendly to children, and use democratic and liberal education methods to teach their children.
  2. 猫哭耗子 [māo kū hào zǐ] – It literally means cat crying mouse. The tears of cayman. Crocodile tears.
persian-cat-chinese
persian-cat-chinese
  1. 照猫画虎 [zhào māo huà hǔ] – It literally means drawing a tiger with a cat as a model. But it actually means inferring how to do one thing from another similar one.
chinese-lion-cat
chinese-lion-cat
  1. 老鼠见到猫 [lǎo shǔ jiàn dào māo] –It literally means mouse meeting cat. But it actually means someone who is weak seeing someone who is very scary.
mouse-and-cat
mouse-and-cat

Other expressions of cat in Chinese

  1. 猫咪 [māo mī] – Cat.
kitten-in-chinese
kitten-in-chinese

2. 喵喵 [miāo miāo] – Cat.

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cats-from-china

3. 喵星人 [miāo xīng rén] – Cat.

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cat-in-chinese-language

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