犬

quǎn
HSK 6
#2,643 most
frequent character
dog
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

犬 draws a dog seen from the side. It means 'dog.' When it stands on the left of another character, it is written 犭.

Drawn as: side view of dog

犬 as a component in other characters

meaning8 characters
sound2 characters
picture9 characters
empty2 characters

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Example Sentences

我的狗很聪明。
wǒde gǒu hěn cōngmíng 。
My dog is very smart.
那只犬在公园里跑。
nàzhī quǎn zài gōngyuán lǐ pǎo 。
That dog is running in the park.
我喜欢养犬。
wǒ xǐhuān yǎng quǎn 。
I like to raise dogs.

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