Definitions
(noun)
dog
Etymology
Pictograph of a dog.
About
The character "犬" originated from a pictographic depiction of a dog, which gradually stylized into its current four-stroke configuration. Structurally, it serves as the semantic radical "犭" in numerous characters related to animals, conveying their association with canine or beast-like qualities. Although its core meaning of "dog" has persisted, its application has shifted toward formal, compound, or specialized contexts, such as in "犬儒" for cynic or "犬齿" for canine tooth, while the character "狗" is more commonly employed in everyday speech for the animal.
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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。