HSK 2 · Nature & animals

猫

māo

cat

Stroke order of 猫

猫 is written with 11 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

An animal "犭" hiding in the sprouts "苗" says "miao": the cat.

Parts: 犭 animal + 苗 sprout (sound miáo)

Example sentence

我家有两只猫。

My family has two cats.

Words with 猫

More words: Nature & animals

海sea 大海sea; ocean 海边seaside 河river 湖lake 草grass 草地lawn; meadow 花园garden 动物animal 动物园zoo 狗dog 鸡chicken 鸟bird 鱼fish 养to raise; to keep (pets)

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