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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
Idioms with 犬 70 total
(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