Memory phrase for the character: 犬

犬

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Meaning

dog

Pronunciation

 quǎn

Explanation

 The symbol for large 大 (= big man with outstretched arms) and an extra line 丶, which is understood as a dog. [This: 狗 also means 'dog'. But 犬 is more used in written/formal.]

Mnemonic
 
The big man holds in his arms: a dog.

Radicals

犬 dogShows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶
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 Vocabulary

验钞器 yàn chāo qì  
阿拉斯加雪撬犬 Ā lā sī jiā Xuě qiào quǎn  Alaskan Malamute
贵宾犬 guì bīn quǎn  poodle
蜀犬吠日 shǔ quǎn fèi rì  lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most universal known.; alludes to the Sichan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
蜀犬吠日 shǔ quǎn fèi rì  

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