Chinese word dictionary

过猫

guò māo · (Tw) edible fern fronds (fiddleheads), specifically Diplazium esculentum

Practice word

Word information

Simplified过猫

Traditional過貓

Pinyinguò māo

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

过guò

pass; to go across, to pass through

猫māo

cat

How to learn 过猫

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Words with the same characters

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猫māo

cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem

过guò

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

过来guòlái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

过年guònián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

过去guòqù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

过去guò qù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by