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<WL>猫(F貓) [māo] cat; 猫科 feline; 熊猫 panda; 猫头鹰 owl@@; (HDZ:) (动物名) (猫科) …; (姓) [miáo] 苗: 夏猎 [máo] 毛/猫腰 | <WL>猫(F貓) [māo] cat; 猫科 feline; 熊猫 panda; 猫头鹰 owl@@; (HDZ:) (动物名) (猫科) …; (姓) [miáo] 苗: 夏猎 [máo] 毛/猫腰 | ||
| − | The character 猫 | + | The simple-form character 猫 (11 strokes) is an abbrev. of the full-form character 貓 (15 strokes), replacing the full-form component 豸 (7 strokes) with 犭 (3 strokes). |
| − | Note: | + | Note: In the simple form 猫 the component 犭 (left-side combining form of 犬 quǎn ‘dog’) is used as an abbrev. of 豸 ‘feline beast’; cf. 独, 豹. |
| + | The character 猫/貓 māo ‘cat’ combines 犭/豸 (zhì) ‘sleek/mythical feline beast’, and 苗() miáo ‘young animal (kitten)’ (phonosemantic); formerly wr. 苗, and in some senses also 毛. | ||
| + | Compare: 苗() miáo ‘seedling/sprout; young plant; young animal (fry/piglet/pup/kitten/etc.)’ (HDZ). | ||
Note: SBGY gives 猫 as the common (俗字) form of 貓 ‘rat-catching animal’, along with 虦/虥貓: 浅毛虎 ‘short-haired tiger’; cf. 毛/猫腰 ‘arch the back (like a cat)’. | Note: SBGY gives 猫 as the common (俗字) form of 貓 ‘rat-catching animal’, along with 虦/虥貓: 浅毛虎 ‘short-haired tiger’; cf. 毛/猫腰 ‘arch the back (like a cat)’. | ||
Compare: 毛() máo ‘hair/fur’; 豹() bào ‘leopard; panther’. | Compare: 毛() máo ‘hair/fur’; 豹() bào ‘leopard; panther’. | ||
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