狗
狗
“dog”
Radical: 犭
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 1
How 狗 is built — side by side
犭
Animal radical (犭) · fǎn quǎn páng
The animal radical: 狗 dog, 猫 cat, 猪 pig.
句
sentence
sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza
The story behind 狗
Animal radical (犭) + 句 (jù, sentence/sound) = dog (狗).
💡 小狗 (xiǎogǒu) = puppy. 热狗 (règǒu) = hot dog!
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