狗

gǒu

g+ǒu·3rd tone

dog · CL: zhī, tiáo

Radical: 犭 Strokes: 8 HSK 2

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

独狂狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥狐

Same radical

独狂狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥狐狭犹狡

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Character Decomposition

狗=犭+句

Etymology

dog

Meanings

dog

CL: zhī, tiáo

gǒu

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Words with 狗 247 total

rabid dog · (fig.) vicious dog; aggressive dog · (fig.) vicious person; madman疯狗fēng gǒu wolfdog狼狗láng gǒu hyena鬣狗liè gǒu to walk a dog遛狗liù gǒu hot dog (loanword)热狗rè gǒu

Idioms with 狗 131 total Chain

(idiom) (coll.) any Tom, Dick or Harry; just about anyone (used dismissively)阿猫阿狗ā māo ā gǒu lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) · fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world白衣苍狗bái yī cāng gǒu lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) · fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world白云苍狗bái yún cāng gǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) · fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy · to hit sb when he's down打落水狗dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu