猫 cat

The left-hand radical is the MUTANT RADICAL for cat- it looks like a cat's paw with claws extended.

So you can say:

The cat is out playing with flowers in the rice field.

kitten ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN
子 (child) + 猫 (cat) = 子猫 (kitten)

shop-window cat ★★★☆☆ CCW
招 (beckon) + 猫 (cat) = 招き猫 (shop-window cat)

the little cat in all the shop windows. It's kind of a weird phenomenon if you think about it: One paw is up, beckoning customers to come in, like "Come on in, guy! I like your style!" But the other paw clutches a gold coin, usually marked 10,000,000 yen. Like "OK, J/K about valuing you. I just want your money."

no hot food for me! ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN
猫 (cat) + 舌 (tongue) = 猫舌 (no hot food for me!)

someone who doesn't like hot (like oven-hot, not spicy) food.

stray cat ★☆☆☆☆ FPKANA
野 (field) + 良 (good) + 猫 (cat) = 野良猫 (stray cat)