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quǎn · dog

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6Frequency #4105
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4Total strokes

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犬Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 犬

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quǎnWords pronounced quǎn
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Example sentences

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Lǎo de quǎn kě yǐ xué xīn de guǐ jì.老的犬可以学新的诡计。

Old dogs can learn new tricks.

Source: Tatoeba #4844828 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ 、 shī 、 quǎn 、 yáng: zhè xiē shì dòng wù.马、狮、犬、羊：这些是动物。

Horse, lion, dog, sheep: these are animals.

Source: Tatoeba #943182 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhōng quǎn bā gōng de diāo xiàng zhù lì zài sè gǔ zhàn qián.忠犬八公的雕像伫立在涩谷站前。

The statue of Hachiko, the faithful dog, stands in front of Shibuya Station.

Source: Tatoeba #1394995 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiǎo xīn è quǎn!小心恶犬！

Caution, dangerous dog!

Source: Tatoeba #1358054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ rèn wéi nǐ shì shén mó yě shòu? liè quǎn huán shì lǎo shǔ?你認為你是什麼野獸？獵犬還是老鼠？

What beast dost thou think thou art? Art thou a hound or a rat?

Source: Tatoeba #13109809 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ yǒu yì zhī dǎo máng quǎn, míng jiào qǔ qí.湯姆有一隻導盲犬，名叫曲奇。

Tom has a guide dog named Cookie.

Source: Tatoeba #13545640 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 犬 in context

  1. Say quǎn, then recall the core meaning: dog.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 警犬 (jǐng quǎn), meaning “police dog”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 犬 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.