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Cat in Chinese / Japanese...

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Personalize your custom “Cat” project by clicking the button next to your favorite “Cat” title below...


  1. Cat / Pussycat

  2. Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat

  3. Leopard / Panther / Jaguar

  4. Lion

  5. Lioness

  6. The Roar of the Lioness


Cat / Pussycat

 māo
 neko
 
Cat / Pussycat Scroll

猫 means cat or pussy.

A common name for feline friends in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.


貓There is a more complex alternate form of this cat character. If you want this form, please click on the character at the right, instead of the button above.

Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat

 xiǎo māo
 koneko
Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat Scroll

小猫/小貓 means kitten (literally: little cat) in Chinese and Japanese Kanji.

Leopard / Panther / Jaguar

 bào
 hyou
 
Leopard / Panther / Jaguar Scroll

豹 is the Chinese and Japanese word for the big cat known as a leopard, panther, or Jaguar.

This can refer to most cats of the Panthera genus as well as the Puma genus (but this is not used for most kinds of lions, except smaller ones like the mountain lion).

Because Jaguars are not native to Asia, the characters for “American continent” is usually added before this character to specifically designate a Jaguar.

This also kind of means Panther or Leopard in Korean Hanja but in modern Korean, they add a Hangul character to complete the word.

 xióng shī
Lion Scroll

雄獅 is how to write “lion” in Chinese.

 shī zǐ
 shishi
Lion Scroll

獅子 is how to write “lion” in Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja.

獅子 is also lion in Chinese, but more informal. The more literary title, 雄獅, would be better for Chinese calligraphy.

 cí shī
Lioness Scroll

雌獅 is how to write “lioness” in Chinese.

Note: 雌獅 is not a very common title for a wall scroll in China. Perhaps because lions are not indigenous to China. Though oddly enough, the rarity of lions made them very prized - and lion dances are a popular festival attraction.
If you see the name of this animal species written on a wall scroll, it's more likely to be the masculine form of “lion.”

The Roar of the Lioness

 hé dōng shī hǒu
The Roar of the Lioness Scroll

河東獅吼 is actually a proverb and joke about the plight and fear of a hen-pecked husband.

In ancient times, it was used to describe a wife who would berate her husband or go into jealous rages. However, this phrase currently brings about ideas of a husband that cowers in fear and cringes when his wife screams (or roars) at him.

Please only purchase this as a good-natured joke. If your wife or husband does not have a good sense of humor, it's probably not a good idea to hang this on your wall to irritate your mate.


Not the results for cat that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your cat search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
 nekoma
    ねこま

More info & calligraphy:

Cat / Pussycat
(archaism) (See 猫・1) cat; (surname) Nekozaki

貓科


猫科

see styles
māo kē
    mao1 ke1
mao k`o
    mao ko

More info & calligraphy:

Felina / Felidae / Felinae
Felidae (the cat family)
See: 猫科

see styles

    mi1
mi
sound for calling a cat

see styles
miāo
    miao1
miao
(onom.) meow; cat's mewing


see styles
líng
    ling2
ling
 rin
    りん
damask; thin silk
(1) (kana only) figure; design; (2) twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; (3) (kana only) style (of writing); figure (of speech); (4) (kana only) design; plot; plan; (5) (kana only) minor market fluctuation; technical correction; (6) (kana only) (abbreviation) cat's cradle; (7) (kana only) (abbreviation) lease rod (in a loom); (female given name) Rin

see styles
zhàn
    zhan4
chan
striped wild cat


see styles
māo
    mao1
mao
cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem
See:

カト

see styles
 kato
    カト
(1) cat; (2) kat; qat; quat; khat; (place-name) Gath

ぬこ

see styles
 nuko
    ぬこ
(net-sl) (See 猫・ねこ・1) cat

三毛

see styles
 mike; mike
    みけ; ミケ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; (2) (abbreviation) (See 三毛猫・みけねこ) calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat; (surname) Miyake

九生

see styles
 kyuushou; kyuusei / kyusho; kyuse
    きゅうしょう; きゅうせい
nine lives (of a cat); (female given name) Kumi

先棒

see styles
 sakibou / sakibo
    さきぼう
(1) front palanquin bearer; (2) (usu. as お先棒) (See お先棒) flunky; cat's-paw; tool

兔猻


兔狲

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tù sūn
    tu4 sun1
t`u sun
    tu sun
Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul)

公貓


公猫

see styles
gōng māo
    gong1 mao1
kung mao
male cat; tomcat

内猫

see styles
 uchineko
    うちねこ
(See 外猫) indoor cat; house cat

呼嚕


呼噜

see styles
hū lū
    hu1 lu1
hu lu
(onom.) sound of snoring, wheezing or (cat's) purring

唐猫

see styles
 karaneko
    からねこ
(archaism) cat (esp. one imported from China)

外猫

see styles
 sotoneko
    そとねこ
(See 内猫) outdoor cat

家猫

see styles
 ieneko; ieneko
    いえねこ; イエネコ
domesticated cat

山猫

see styles
 yamaneko(p); yamaneko
    やまねこ(P); ヤマネコ
(1) (See 対馬山猫・つしまやまねこ,西表山猫・いりおもてやまねこ) wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); (2) wild cat; stray cat

山貓


山猫

see styles
shān māo
    shan1 mao1
shan mao
lynx; bobcat; leopard cat
See: 山猫

弱虫

see styles
 yowamushi
    よわむし
(n,adj-na,adj-no) coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

怪猫

see styles
 kaibyou / kaibyo
    かいびょう
monster cat; cat with magical powers

恋猫

see styles
 koineko
    こいねこ
cat in heat; cat in season

愛猫

see styles
 aibyou / aibyo
    あいびょう
(1) pet cat; beloved cat; (2) (See 愛猫家) ailurophilia; fondness for cats

懶貓


懒猫

see styles
lǎn māo
    lan3 mao1
lan mao
drowsy or slow-moving cat; (fig.) a lazybones

成猫

see styles
 seibyou; seineko / sebyo; seneko
    せいびょう; せいねこ
adult cat; fully-grown cat

捨猫

see styles
 suteneko
    すてねこ
(irregular okurigana usage) abandoned (stray) cat

浜菱

see styles
 hamabishi; hamabishi
    はまびし; ハマビシ
(kana only) caltrop (Tribulus terrestris); cat's head; devil's thorn; devil's weed; goathead; land caltrop; puncturevine

灰猫

see styles
 haineko
    はいねこ
(1) gray cat; grey cat; (2) ash-covered cat

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Cat
Pussycat
猫 / 貓
nekomāo / mao1 / mao
Kitten
Young Cat
Little Cat
小猫 / 小貓
小猫
konekoxiǎo māo / xiao3 mao1 / xiao mao / xiaomaohsiao mao / hsiaomao
Leopard
Panther
Jaguar
hyou / hyobào / bao4 / baopao
Lion雄獅
雄狮
xióng shī
xiong2 shi1
xiong shi
xiongshi
hsiung shih
hsiungshih
Lion獅子
狮子
shishishī zǐ / shi1 zi3 / shi zi / shizishih tzu / shihtzu
Lioness雌獅
雌狮
cí shī / ci2 shi1 / ci shi / cishitz`u shih / tzushih / tzu shih
The Roar of the Lioness河東獅吼
河东狮吼
hé dōng shī hǒu
he2 dong1 shi1 hou3
he dong shi hou
hedongshihou
ho tung shih hou
hotungshihhou
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

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A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.

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