狗

gǒu

dog

Radical: 犭 HSK 2 n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

狗 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: 犭; phonetic component: 句.

Words containing 狗

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 狗.

刍狗
chú gǒu
周狗
zhōu gǒu
obedient dog
唐狗
táng gǒu
mongrel
土狗
tǔ gǒu
mole cricket
奶狗
nǎi gǒu
小狗
xiǎo gǒu
pup
戌狗
xū gǒu
Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
打狗
dǎ gǒu
to beat a dog
搜狗
sōu gǒu
Sougou (searching dog) search engine, www.sogou.com
海狗
hǎi gǒu
fur seal
热狗
rè gǒu
hot dog
狗仔
gǒu zǎi

Related characters (radical 犭)

Characters that share the radical 犭.

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