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The character "吠" is composed of the radical 口 (mouth) on the left and the component 犬 (dog) on the right, a structural arrangement that directly indicates its original meaning of a dog barking. Its etymology consistently reflects this literal action of a dog producing sound from its mouth. While the core meaning of barking has remained, the character's application extended metaphorically to describe people speaking aggressively or irrationally, as seen in classical idioms such as "吠形吠声" which criticizes blindly following others in criticism. The traditional form of the character is identical to the simplified form, both written as "吠".
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那只狗在吠叫。
小狗对着陌生人吠叫。
夜晚，狗吠声很吵。
狂吠的狗吓跑了小偷。
邻居的狗整天吠叫，让人心烦。
听到门外有吠叫声，他去查看。
即使训练有素的狗，有时也会吠叫。
在寂静的森林里，狗的吠叫声显得格外清晰。