You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Badger (zhì) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 714, Entry 02 Pronounced miao. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Of the lynx family. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): A beast that catches rats. Book of Rites (Liji), Jiao Tesheng: Welcome the cat, because it eats field rats. Zhengzitong (True Character Mastery): Lu Dian stated: Rats are harmful to sprouts. Cats can catch rats, therefore the character is formed from the character for sprout. Also, the cat's eye: during the hours of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, it is a single line; during the hours of Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai, it is like a full moon; during the hours of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei, it is like a date pit. The tip of its nose is always cold, only warming on the day of the Summer Solstice, as it is a yin creature. Also, in Gegu Lun (Discussion on Examining Antiquities): The cat has another name, Wuyuan. Also, Erya (Approaching Elegance), Explaining Beasts: A tiger with light-colored fur is called a zhanmao. Commentary: Tigers with light fur have the alternative name zhanmao. Book of Odes (Shijing), Great Odes (Daya): There are cats and there are tigers. Commentary: The cat is a creature that resembles a tiger with light-colored fur. Pronounced mao. The meaning is the same. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Commonly written as the variant form (mao).