犬

quǎn

(literary) dog · Kangxi radical 94

Radical: 犬 Strokes: 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

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Character Decomposition

犬=大+丶

Etymology

A dog turned to the side

Meanings

(literary) dog

Kangxi radical 94

quǎn

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Words with 犬 182 total

military dog军犬jūn quǎn hound; hunting dog猎犬liè quǎn Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China犬戎Quǎn róng cynic犬儒quǎn rú canine tooth犬牙quǎn yá canine tooth犬齿quǎn chǐ

Idioms with 犬 70 total

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) · to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it画虎不成反类犬huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) · to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it画虎类犬huà hǔ lèi quǎn