Radical
犬
(quǎn) — dog
Meaning
dog
Main form
犬
Strokes count
4
About the radical
犬
The radical 犬 (quǎn) means “dog” and is used as a graphical component of Chinese characters.
Written variants: 犭.
This page contains the pronunciation, stroke order for the main form, and the characters that contain the radical 犬. Open a card to see meanings, readings, and usage examples.
Characters with radical
犬
30
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猫( māo )
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(n.) cat | (v.) (dialect) to hide oneself
臭( chòu )
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(adj.) smelly; disgusting, disgraceful; (of skills) poor, inferior; seriously, severely | (n.) (lit) smell, odor; scent
猪( zhū )
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(n.) pig, hog, swine
获( huò )
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(v.) to gain, to obtain; to capture | (v.) to harvest
奖( jiǎng )
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(v./n.) to commend, to reward; prize, reward
猴( hóu )
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(n.) monkey | (adj./v.) (dialect) clever, smart; squat (like a monkey)
狡( jiǎo )
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(char.) sly, foxy
猾( huá )
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(adj.) cunning, sly (not used alone)
状( zhuàng )
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(n./v.) shape, form; state, condition; record; written complaint; certificate; to describe
犹( yóu )
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(char.) still, yet; be like, be just as
犯( fàn )
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(v.) violate, disobey | (v.) to occur again, have a recurrence of, break out again, to commit | (char.) criminal
猎( liè )
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(v.) to hunt; to seek, to go after
兽( shòu )
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(n./adj.) animal, beast; brutal, bestial
狠( hěn )
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(adj.) fierce, ruthless; resolute, firm; relentless, harsh | (v.) restrain one's feelings to make a decision
狱( yù )
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(n.) jail, prison; lawsuit, (criminal) case
狈( bèi )
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(n.) wolf-like animal with short forelegs
狭( xiá )
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(adj.) narrow
猖( chāng )
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(char.) mad, wild, rampant
狐( hú )
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Only in compound words
狸( li )
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Only in compound words
猩( xīng )
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(char.) ape, orang-utan
猩( xing )
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(char.) ape, orang-utan
㹢( jiā )
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used in the transcription of "okapi" 㺢㹢狓[huo4 jia1 pi2]
獾( huān )
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variant of 獾[huan1]
臭( xiù )
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sense of smell | smell bad
猬( wèi )
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(bound form) hedgehog
猫( máo )
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used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]