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Character Decomposition
犬=大+丶
Etymology
A dog turned to the side
Meanings
(literary) dog
Kangxi radical 94
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Words with 犬 182 total
military dog军犬jūn quǎnhound; hunting dog猎犬liè quǎnQuanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China犬戎Quǎn róngcynic犬儒quǎn rúcanine tooth犬牙quǎn yácanine tooth犬齿quǎn chǐpuppy · my son (humble)小犬xiǎo quǎnhawks and hounds · (fig.) running dogs · hired thugs鹰犬yīng quǎnterrier㹴犬gēng quǎnmale dog公犬gōng quǎnbeloved pet dog爱犬ài quǎnshiba inu (Japanese dog breed)柴犬chái quǎnfemale dog · bitch母犬mǔ quǎnshepherd dog牧犬mù quǎndog bite; injury sustained in a dog attack犬伤quǎn shāng(literary) (humble) my son犬子quǎn zǐdog show犬展quǎn zhǎnthe canines犬科quǎn kēdog breed犬种quǎn zhǒngkennel犬舍quǎn shè(formal) dog (used in official documents, news reports etc)犬只quǎn zhī
Idioms with 犬 70 total Chain
(idiom) the yellow dog at the east gate; a reference to the regret of not retiring from office before disaster strikes东门黄犬dōng mén huáng quǎnto 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 quǎnto 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
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