牛头㹴

牛頭㹴
niútóugēng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bull terrier (dog breed)

Examples

Niútóugēng de liǎn shì tuǒyuánxíng de, hěn hǎo rèn.
The bull terrier has an egg-shaped face, which makes it easy to recognize.
Línjū yǎng le yī zhī wēnshùn de niútóugēng.
The neighbor keeps a gentle bull terrier.

Tips

memory
'bull-head' captures the breed's signature blocky, ovoid skull, while 㹴 (gēng) is the character used for 'terrier' across breed names — e.g. 苏格兰㹴 (Sūgélán gēng) Scottish terrier, 㹴 (Xuěnàruì gēng) schnauzer.

In Pop Culture

Bǎxīn gǒu
Bullseye (the Target mascot)
The English mascot of US retailer Target — a white bull terrier with a red bullseye around its eye — is widely recognized as a 牛头㹴.

Stroke Order

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