Character

狗

gǒu

狗 gǒu

1. dog
2. metaphor for a henchman or scoundrel

Words using 狗 as gǒu (0)

Structure & writing

狗 gǒu — dog

狗 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 犭 quǎn — dog/canine radical

犭 is a component in 24 characters

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狗 gǒu dog 猫 māo cat (mammal with round face, short ears, large eyes, retractable claws, agile and fond of catching mice)

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猜 cāi to guess; to figure out from clues or imagination 获 huò to capture; to seize

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犹 yóu (lit.) just like; as if 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 独 dú single; alone 猪 zhū pig; hog; swine (a domesticated mammal with a large head, long snout, small eyes, big ears, short limbs, and a fat body, raised for meat, hide, and bristles) 猴 hóu monkey (mammal resembling humans, with brown or grey fur, a tail, agile movements; omnivorous; commonly called 猴子)

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犯 fàn to violate; to conflict with 狠 hěn fierce; cruel 狮 shī lion (large carnivorous mammal) 狼 láng wolf (a carnivorous mammal resembling a dog, with a long face, erect ears, yellowish or grayish-brown fur, and a drooping tail; nocturnal and fierce)

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狈 bèi see 〖狼狈〗、〖狼狈为奸〗狐 hú fox (a mammal with a pointed snout, triangular ears, and a bushy tail, typically reddish-yellow in colour; commonly called 狐狸) 狡 jiǎo cunning, crafty, deceitful 狭 xiá narrow; not wide (opposite of "广") 狱 yù prison; jail

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狸 li leopard cat (also called mountain cat, brownish-yellow fur with black markings) 猎 liè to hunt; to catch animals or birds 猖 chāng (lit.) rampant; ferocious; wanton and unruly 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 猩 xīng orangutan or chimpanzee; large ape with reddish-brown or black fur, long forelimbs, no tail, native to Sumatra and similar regions 猾 huá cunning, crafty, deceitful

2 句 jù — sentence (a linguistic unit composed of words and phrases expressing a complete idea)

句 is a component in 4 characters

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够 gòu sufficient in quantity; to be enough

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拘 jū to arrest or detain 苟 gǒu for the time being; temporarily

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