Definitions
(noun)
dog
Etymology
Pictograph of a dog.
About
犬 is a pictographic character originating as a side-view depiction of a dog, outlining its head, legs, and tail. It serves as the formal written noun for a canine. While 狗 is more common in everyday speech, 犬 appears in formal, scientific, and legal contexts. It also functions as a productive radical, taking the form 犭 when on the left side of a character, to classify many mammals, wild beasts, and hunting animals.
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我有一只宠物犬。
这只犬很可爱。
那只犬在院子里玩耍。
警犬非常勇敢。
我喜欢和犬一起散步。
这只导盲犬帮助盲人。
犬虽然有时吵闹，但很忠诚。
训练有素的犬能执行多种任务。