拳狮犬

拳獅犬

quánshīquǎn

noun

Measure Word

一只拳狮犬 zhī

Meanings

1 Boxer (dog breed)

Characters

Examples

拳狮犬精力充沛，对孩子很友善。

Quánshīquǎn jīnglìchōngpèi, duì háizi hěn yǒushàn.

Boxers are full of energy and very friendly with children.

我家养了一只棕色的拳狮犬。

Wǒjiā yǎng le yī zhī zōngsè de quánshīquǎn.

We have a brown Boxer at home.

Tips

memory

拳狮 literally reads 'fist-lion' but is really a semi-phonetic rendering of 'Boxer'. 拳 evokes 'boxer/fist' and 狮 hints at the breed's lion-like head and guarding temperament. Developed in 19th-century Germany from the Bullenbeisser.

Stroke Order

拳 quán

狮 shī

犬 quǎn