猫 Strokes Write it Listen 猫 māo cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem HSK 2 11 strokes Radical 犭 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from犭meaningquǎndog苗soundmiáosprouts; Miao nationality How it works犭 hints at the meaning (animal), and 苗 miáo hints at the sound.