Spot 犭
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
犭 component
quǎn · animal; dog
A side form of 犬 used in many characters for animals and animal-like behavior.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 犭
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 犭 to guess the broad meaning area: animal; dog.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue犭Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Identify the animal family first, then use the other part to distinguish the species or behavior.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 犭 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
狗=
+句
猫=
+苗
猪=
+者
犯=
+㔾
狂=
+王
猜=
+青
狼=
+良
猛=
+孟
独=
+虫
狠=
+艮
猴=
+侯
犰=
+九
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犴àn犷guǎng犸mà狈bèi狄dí狃niǔ犾yín犹yóu狁yǔn豸zhì狒fèi狐hú狙jū狞níng狍páo狉pī狎xiá狡jiǎo狯kuài狨róng狮shī狩shòu狲sūn狭xiá狱yù狰zhēng狽bèi狴bì狷juàn狸lí猁lì狻suān狹xiá猃xiǎn狺yín狳yú猖chāng猝cù猓guǒ猎liè猡luó猕mí猊ní猞shē猇xiāo猗yī猙zhēng猵biān猹chá猢hú猾huá猳jiā猸méi猱náo猥wěi猬wèi猲xiē猩xīng猶yóu獅shī猻sūn猿yuán獍jìng獄yù獐zhāng獗jué獠liáo獨dú獭tǎ獬xiè獲huò獯xūn獷guǎng獵liè獾huān玃jué
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Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 犭 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
狗gǒu
dog
HSK 3.0 · L1猫māocat
HSK 3.0 · L1大熊猫dàxióngmāogiant panda
HSK 3.0 · L3猜cāito guess
HSK 3.0 · L4单独dāndúalone
HSK 3.0 · L5独立dúlìindependent
HSK 3.0 · L5独特dútèunique
HSK 3.0 · L5独自dúzìalone
HSK 3.0 · L5疯狂fēngkuángcrazy
HSK 3.0 · L5猴子hóuzimonkey
HSK 3.0 · L5犹豫yóuyùto hesitate
HSK 3.0 · L5猪zhūhog
HSK 3.0 · L5