獒 (áo): mastiff

Meanings

藏獒是一种高大凶猛的护卫犬。

Cáng áo shì yī zhǒng gāodà xiōngměng de hùwèi quǎn.

The Tibetan mastiff is a large, fierce guard dog.

牧民养了一只獒来看护羊群。

Mùmín yǎng le yì zhī áo lái kānhù yángqún.

The shepherd keeps a mastiff to guard the flock.

culture

Today 獒 is best known in 藏獒 ("Tibetan mastiff"), a powerful breed traditionally used to guard livestock on the high plateau.

radical

犬 quǎn

dog

犬 is the dog radical in its full form (not the left-side 犭), placed at the bottom. It tells you 獒 is a kind of dog.

phonetic

敖 áo

to wander; to ramble

敖 gives the exact sound áo and adds no meaning here. The same phonetic appears in 熬, 傲, and 遨.

獒 áo