犬
(literary) dog; Kangxi radical 94
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #976 U+72AC
How 犬 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A dog turned to the side
How to remember it
pooch · Heisig RSH #239
大 large + St. Bernard dog + a drop of — as a component also called: chihuahua, pack of wild dogs
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 犬 as their sound component
These characters all use 犬 (quǎn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犬 sound component | quǎn | dog |
| 厌 | yàn | to dislike, to detest; to reject; to satiate |
| 厣 | yǎn | shell |
| 畎 | quǎn | a drain between fields, irrigation; to flow |
Words containing 犬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一人得道，鸡犬升天 | yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān | (lit.) when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs wil… |
| 声色犬马 | shēng sè quǎn mǎ | (lit.) music, women, dogs and horses (traditional aristocratic amusements, with dogs and h… |
| 犬马之劳 | quǎn mǎ zhī láo | lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom); fig. faithful service |
| 工作犬 | gōng zuò quǎn | working dog |
| 鸡犬不宁 | jī quǎn bù níng | lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom); fig. great commotion; pa… |
| 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 overa… |
| 上犬式 | shàng quǎn shì | upward-facing dog (yoga pose) |
| 四国犬 | sì guó quǎn | Shikoku (dog) |
| 下犬式 | xià quǎn shì | downward-facing dog (yoga pose) |
| 比特犬 | bǐ tè quǎn | pit bull (loanword) |
| 金毛犬 | jīn máo quǎn | golden retriever (dog breed) |
| 牛头犬 | niú tóu quǎn | bulldog |
| 大犬座 | Dà quǎn zuò | Canis Major (constellation) |
| 罗威纳犬 | luó wēi nà quǎn | Rottweiler (dog breed) |
| 鸡犬不留 | jī quǎn bù liú | (lit.) not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom); (fig.) mass slaughter |
| 小犬座 | Xiǎo quǎn zuò | Canis Minor (constellation) |
| 虎父无犬子 | hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ | lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as y… |
| 效犬马之劳 | xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo | to render one's humble services; to be at sb's beck and call |
| 犬子 | quǎn zǐ | (literary) (humble) my son |
| 马犬 | mǎ quǎn | Belgian Malinois (dog breed) (abbr. for 馬里努阿犬|马里努阿犬[Ma3 li3 nu3 a1 quan3]) |