Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 犬
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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
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犬
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dog | (Shows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 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 |
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