HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 2
猫
Cat (feline)
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 2
Why does 猫 look like this?
It combines the 'beast' or 'animal' radical (犭, quǎn) on the left with the phonetic part '苗' (miáo) on the right. Interestingly, '苗' means sprout, suggesting a creature that is as agile or small as a young plant!