猫 = 犭 + 苗

猫 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cat”. It is built from 犭 (dog) and 苗 (sprouts).

Keyword: cat
Pinyin (Mandarin): māo
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: кошка
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 猫 cat

Decomposition

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犭 dog
苗 sprouts

How to find 猫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “sprouts”. 猫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 猫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.