quǎn

(literary) dog

Kangxi radical 94

a picture of 犬 → a dog seen from the side

Oracle bone script showed a dog in profile with a curled tail — the dot on the modern form is a vestige of that tail. 犬 survives mainly in literary or compound contexts, while 狗 is the everyday spoken word.

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这只很听话,从不乱叫。

zhè zhī quǎn hěn tīng huà, cóng bù luàn jiào。

This dog is very obedient and never barks randomly.

古人养是为了看家护院。

gǔ rén yǎng quǎn shì wèi le kān jiā hù yuàn。

People in ancient times kept dogs to guard the home and courtyard.

Words with 犬

犬儒

quǎn rú

cynic

金毛寻回犬

jīn máo xún huí quǎn

golden retriever

金毛犬

jīn máo quǎn

golden retriever (dog breed)

阿拉斯加雪橇犬

ā lā sī jiā xuě qiāo quǎn

Alaskan malamute

鸡犬不宁

jī quǎn bù níng

lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)

鸡犬不留

jī quǎn bù liú

lit. not even chickens and dogs are spared (idiom)

鸡犬升天

jī quǎn shēng tiān

lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)

鹰犬

yīng quǎn

hawks and hounds

马犬

mǎ quǎn

Belgian Malinois (dog breed) (abbr. for 馬里努阿犬|马里努阿犬[Ma3 li3 nu3 a1 quan3])

松狮犬

sōng shī quǎn

Chow Chow (dog breed)

㹴犬

gēng quǎn

terrier

一人得道,鸡犬升天

yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom)

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