薮猫

藪貓

sǒumāo

noun

Measure Word

一只薮猫 zhī

Meanings

1 serval (Leptailurus serval)
2 African medium-sized wild cat

Characters

Examples

薮猫有特别长的腿和大耳朵。

Sǒumāo yǒu tèbié cháng de tuǐ hé dà ěrduǒ.

The serval has particularly long legs and large ears.

薮猫生活在非洲的草原上。

Sǒumāo shēnghuó zài Fēizhōu de cǎoyuán shàng.

Servals live on the African savanna.

Tips

memory

薮 originally means "marsh / thicket" — a place where reeds and grasses gather. The serval is named for its habitat: a cat of the grassy wetlands.

Stroke Order

薮 sǒu

猫 māo