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IDENTITY

māocat

HSK 1Top 800

CORE MEANING

cat

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.catHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
animal radical (quǎn)
strokes
11
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰犭苗
    • animal
    • gives the sound māo

USAGE

Common words

小猫xiǎomāokitten
熊猫xióngmāopanda

Graded examples

  • 这只猫很可爱。Zhè zhī māo hěn kě’ài.HSK2

    This cat is very cute.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

The animal (犭) that cries miáo (苗) — the cat. (From 貓.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#800
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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