cat
猫 centers on the domestic cat as an animal. The meaning is straightforward and specific to the feline creature.
猫 combines the animal radical 犭 (beast) with 苗, which likely contributes the sound ビョウ. The character originally referred to a cat-like animal.
The left side 犭 is the animal radical, and the right side 苗 looks like a seedling in a field. Picture a cat hiding among the seedlings in a garden, peeking out like a little beast.
For ビョウ, imagine a cat letting out a soft 'byou' sound as it meows. The sound 'byou' cues ビョウ, like a cat's gentle cry.
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline
kitten
stray cat; alley cat
bent back; hunchback; stoop
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; put-on; wolf in sheep's clothing
civet cat
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
sand cat (Felis margarita); sand dune cat
cat island; island with a large domestic cat population
stray cat; alley cat; brazen cat which steals food
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
Angora cat