狐
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fox
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How 狐 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
犭 (semantic, “dog”) + 瓜 (phonetic, guā)
How to remember it
fox · Heisig RSH #2828
pack of wild dogs + 瓜 melon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 瓜
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 瓜 (guā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瓜 sound component | guā | melon, gourd, squash, cucumber |
| 孤 | gū | orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary |
| 弧 | hú | arc, crescent; wooden bow |
| 呱 | guā | to wail, to cry; to swear at |
| 觚 | gū | jug, goblet; rule, law |
| 胍 | guā | guanidine |
Words containing 狐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狐假虎威 | hú jiǎ hǔ wēi | lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intim… |
| 社鼠城狐 | shè shǔ chéng hú | lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others'… |
| 北极狐 | běi jí hú | arctic fox |
| 狐群狗党 | hú qún gǒu dǎng | a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom); a gang of rogues |
| 白狐 | bái hú | arctic fox |
| 九尾狐 | jiǔ wěi hú | nine-tailed fox (mythological creature) |
| 狐步舞 | hú bù wǔ | fox-trot (ballroom dance) (loanword) |
| 火狐 | Huǒ hú | Firefox (web browser) |
| 火狐 | huǒ hú | red panda (Ailurus fulgens); red fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| 沙漠之狐 | Shā mò zhī Hú | Desert Fox |
| 狐女 | hú nǚ | fox lady; in folk stories, a beautiful girl who will seduce you then reveal herself as a g… |
| 与狐谋皮 | yǔ hú móu pí | (idiom) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests (original form of the expression … |
| 银狐 | yín hú | silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus); also written 玄狐 |
| 狐狸尾巴 | hú li wěi ba | lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions; to reveal one's evil nature; evi… |
| 令狐 | Líng hú | old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2 yi1 Xian4], Shanxi); two-characte… |
| 狐朋狗友 | hú péng gǒu yǒu | a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels |
| 搜狐网 | Sōu hú Wǎng | Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company |
| 兔死狐悲 | tù sǐ hú bēi | lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded… |
| 赤狐 | chì hú | red fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| 野狐禅 | yě hú chán | heresy |