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The character "狗" for dog is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the semantic radical 犭, a variant of 犬 meaning dog, combined with the phonetic component 句, which originally provided an approximate sound. Etymologically, "狗" initially distinguished a young or small dog from the broader term "犬", but over time it expanded to become the standard designation for all dogs in common usage. Its structural composition has remained stable, with the radical consistently denoting the animal category and the phonetic element reflecting historical pronunciation shifts, while the meaning has solidified around the domestic dog, though it has occasionally acquired secondary metaphorical applications in expressive language.
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这只狗很可爱。
小狗喜欢玩球。
我每天带狗散步。
狗是人类的好朋友。
那只狗在院子里跑步。
如果狗饿了，它会叫。
训练狗需要耐心和时间。
科学家研究狗的行为和智力。