WHOLE CHARACTER
狗
dog
狗 gives a dog the animal side 犭: a 小狗 'puppy' and a 热狗 'hot dog'.
ZDIC: 形声，从犭、句声.
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狗
dog
狗 gives a dog the animal side 犭: a 小狗 'puppy' and a 热狗 'hot dog'.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
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ZDIC: 形声，从犭、句声.
MEANING: THE DOG RADICAL (FROM 犬)
犭
the dog radical (from 犬)
A bound radical form of 犬; marks dog-related meanings.
In 狗: meaning: the dog radical (from 犬) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
OLD SOUND SIDE: 句
句
sentence; in old use also read gōu (a bend/hook)
A standalone character; characters keeping it as a piece show the sound role on their own pages (the old gōu frame, not the modern jù sound, is what carries over).
In 狗: old sound side: 句 In old use 句 read gōu; gǒu keeps the g-ou frame of gōu with a tone change. It is not the modern jù 'sentence' sound.
Tone 3
- dog
- 小狗puppy; little dog
- 热狗hot dog
- 狗狗doggy (affectionate)
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