Chinese symbol for “catnip”
猫薄荷
māo bò he
Traditional: 貓薄荷
catnip; catmint
The closest CC-CEDICT match for catnip is 猫薄荷 (māo bò he), defined as: catnip; catmint.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 猫薄荷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 熊猫 (熊貓) | xióng māo | panda; 只 (zhī) |
| 猫咪 (貓咪) | māo mī | kitty (affectionate term for a cat) |
| 小猫 (小貓) | xiǎo māo | kitten |
| 大熊猫 (大熊貓) | dà xióng māo | giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) |
| 猫头鹰 (貓頭鷹) | māo tóu yīng | owl |
| 野猫 (野貓) | yě māo | wildcat; feral cat; stray cat |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak; frail |
| 薄膜 | bó mó | membrane; film |
| 负荷 (負荷) | fù hè | load; burden |
See also: Japanese symbol for “catnip”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.