犭
Primary radical
犭 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 猫.
CHINESE CHARACTER
猫 (māo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
māo
catHSK 111 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
苗
Phonetic component
苗 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
STROKES · 11
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 猫 in 11 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 猫
Examples using 猫
猫叫了叫。
Māo jiào le jiào。The cat meowed.
FAQ
What does 猫 (māo) mean in Chinese?
cat
How do you write 猫 in stroke order?
猫 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 猫?
犭 is the radical in 猫. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 猫?
猫 (māo): cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem; 大熊猫 (dàxióngmāo): giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca).