犬

quǎn

noun #3,532

Measure Word

一条犬 tiáo

Meanings

1 dog (literary/formal)
2 canine

Characters

Examples

警犬在机场巡逻。

Jǐngquǎn zài jīchǎng xúnluó.

Police dogs patrol the airport.

犬类动物种类很多。

Quǎnlèi dòngwù zhǒnglèi hěn duō.

There are many kinds of canine animals.

Tips

usage

犬 is the formal/literary word for dog. In everyday speech, 狗 is used instead. 犬 appears in compounds like 警犬 (police dog), 导盲犬 (guide dog).

memory

犬 is a pictograph of a dog. The radical 犭(dog radical) in many characters is a simplified form of 犬.

Stroke Order

犬 quǎn