Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) Cat Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 714, Entry 27 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced miao Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced miao Jade Chapter (Yupian): Refers to summer field hunting. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): This is a vulgar form of the character for cat. For a detailed explanation, see the entry for cat under the Badger radical. Cat Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced miao Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced miao Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced miao Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced miao Explanation of Script (Shuowen): A creature belonging to the cat family. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A wild beast that catches field mice. Book of Rites (Liji): Welcome the cat spirit, for it eats the mice in the fields. Correct Meaning General (Zhengzitong): Lu Dian stated that mice are good at damaging crops. Cats can catch mice, therefore the character for cat is composed of the character for sprout. Also, a cat's eyes appear as a line during the hours of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You; they appear like a full moon during the hours of Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai; and they appear like a date pit during the hours of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei. A cat's nose is usually cold, becoming warm only on the day of the summer solstice, as it belongs to the yin category of animals. According to the Treatise on Examining Antiquities (Gegulun), another name for the cat is wuyuan. Also, Er ya (Erya): A tiger with light-colored fur is called zhanmao. Commentary (Shu): Among tigers, those with light-colored fur have the additional name zhanmao. Book of Odes (Shijing): There are cats and there are tigers. Commentary (Zhuan): The cat is an animal that resembles a tiger but has lighter fur. Also, Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced mao Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced mao Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced mao Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced mao The meaning is the same. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The vulgar form is written as the character for cat.