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


  1. Cat / Pussycat

  2. Felina / Felidae / Felinae

  3. Maoline

  4. Nekogami

  5. Panda Bear

  6. Giant Panda

  7. Red Panda / Firefox

  8. Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat

  9. Kung Fu Panda

10. Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice


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.

Felina / Felidae / Felinae

 māo kē
 nekoka
Felina / Felidae / Felinae Scroll

貓科 is the Chinese way to write Felidae, Felina, or Felinae (the cat family).

In Japanese, they use a slightly different first character and write 猫科, and pronounce it “nekoka” instead of the original 貓科.

Also, in Chinese, sometimes the title for the sub-family of cats is 猫亚科 for Felinae. If you need a special term, just contact me.

 māo lín
Maoline Scroll

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Maoline.

 māo shén
 neko gami
Nekogami Scroll

貓神 is the title Nekogami or “Cat God” in Japanese.

This can also be pronounced “neko shin” or “neko kami.”

猫神 is the modern Japanese version, before WWII, this would have been written 貓神 (just the first Kanji varies).

This also makes sense in Chinese, though the traditional version, 貓神, would be better for Chinese calligraphy.

 xióng māo
Panda Bear Scroll

熊貓 is how to write “panda” in Chinese.

熊貓 is kind of a generic term that is applied to all pandas. When most people think of panda bears, they are really thinking of the “giant panda,” which has black and white fur.

The literal meaning of these characters is “bear cat.” Chinese do think of pandas as “cat-like bears.”

 dà xióng māo
Giant Panda Scroll

大熊貓 is how to write “giant panda” in Chinese.

大熊貓 is specific to the “giant panda,” which has black and white fur. Not to be confused with other types of smaller pandas in China.

The literal meaning of these characters is “great/big bear cat.” Chinese do think of pandas as “cat-like bears.”


Note: In Japanese, they only express Giant Panda in Katakana, which is ジャイアント パンダ” (Jaianto Panda). So we have not included that for wall scroll orders.

Red Panda / Firefox

 hóng xióng māo
Red Panda / Firefox Scroll

紅熊貓 is the Chinese title for the red panda or firefox.

Some also call this the lesser Panda.

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.

Kung Fu Panda

 gōng fú xióng māo
Kung Fu Panda Scroll

This is the title Kung Fu Panda in Chinese.

Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice

Ability is more important than looks

 bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo
Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice Scroll

不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 literally translates as: It doesn't matter [if a] cat [is] black [or] white, [as long as it] can catch mice, it's a good cat.

This proverb was either composed or made famous by Deng XiaoPing in 1961 when he exclaimed, “I don't care if it's a white cat or a black cat. It's a good cat so long as it catches mice” when his critics pointed out that his ideas were Capitalistic (free market). The response was meant to say, “It does not matter if it's Communist or Capitalist, as long as it works.”

This is a Chinese proverb that can be used to suggest one should disregard looks or a person's race, as long as they can do the job. It can also be used as a metaphor for many other situations.


Deng XiaoPing probably saved China from collapse (as the Soviet Union experienced). He changed China’s economy from pure Communism to a hybrid where the free market (Capitalism) is encouraged. More about Deng XiaoPing


Not the results for 猫 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 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

小猫

see styles
 koneko
    こねこ

More info & calligraphy:

Kitten / Young Cat / Little Cat
kitten; (female given name) Koneko

熊猫

see styles
 kumaneko
    くまねこ

More info & calligraphy:

Panda Bear
(rare) (See パンダ) panda

熊貓


熊猫

see styles
xióng māo
    xiong2 mao1
hsiung mao

More info & calligraphy:

Panda Bear
panda; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
See: 熊猫

猫科

see styles
 nekoka
    ねこか

More info & calligraphy:

Felina / Felidae / Felinae
Felidae; family comprising the cats

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

大熊貓


大熊猫

see styles
dà xióng māo
    da4 xiong2 mao1
ta hsiung mao

More info & calligraphy:

Giant Panda
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

紅熊貓


红熊猫

see styles
hóng xióng māo
    hong2 xiong2 mao1
hung hsiung mao

More info & calligraphy:

Red Panda / Firefox
lesser Panda; red panda; firefox


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

仔猫

see styles
 koneko
    こねこ
kitten; (surname) Koneko

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

吸貓


吸猫

see styles
xī māo
    xi1 mao1
hsi mao
(neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats

和猫

see styles
 kazuko
    かずこ
(personal name) Kazuko

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

子猫

see styles
 koneko
    こねこ
kitten; (female given name) Koneko

実猫

see styles
 mineko
    みねこ
(female given name) Mineko

家猫

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

小貓


小猫

see styles
xiǎo māo
    xiao3 mao1
hsiao mao
kitten
See: 小猫

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

川猫

see styles
 shimaneko
    しまねこ
(surname) Shimaneko

心猫

see styles
 kokonya
    ここにゃ
(female given name) Kokonya

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

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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
Felina
Felidae
Felinae
貓科
猫科
nekokamāo kē / mao1 ke1 / mao ke / maokemao k`o / maoko / mao ko
Maoline貓琳
猫琳
māo lín / mao1 lin2 / mao lin / maolin
Nekogami貓神
猫神
neko gami / nekogamimāo shén / mao1 shen2 / mao shen / maoshen
Panda Bear熊貓
熊猫
xióng māo
xiong2 mao1
xiong mao
xiongmao
hsiung mao
hsiungmao
Giant Panda大熊貓
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
da4 xiong2 mao1
da xiong mao
daxiongmao
ta hsiung mao
tahsiungmao
Red Panda
Firefox
紅熊貓
红熊猫
hóng xióng māo
hong2 xiong2 mao1
hong xiong mao
hongxiongmao
hung hsiung mao
hunghsiungmao
Kitten
Young Cat
Little Cat
小猫 / 小貓
小猫
konekoxiǎo māo / xiao3 mao1 / xiao mao / xiaomaohsiao mao / hsiaomao
Kung Fu Panda功夫熊貓
功夫熊猫
gōng fú xióng māo
gong1 fu2 xiong2 mao1
gong fu xiong mao
gongfuxiongmao
kung fu hsiung mao
kungfuhsiungmao
Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice不管黑貓白貓能捉著老鼠的就是好貓
不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫
bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo
bu4 guan3 hei1 mao1 bai2 mao1 neng2 zhuo1 zhe lao3 shu3 de jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao3
bu guan hei mao bai mao neng zhuo zhe lao shu de jiu shi hao mao
pu kuan hei mao pai mao neng cho che lao shu te chiu shih hao mao
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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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

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.


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