尋回犬

寻

尋

xún

回

huí

犬

quǎn

retriever

Characters and words in 尋回犬

寻

尋

xún = xu + (e)n2

to search / to look for / to seek

寻 = 寸 + 彐 : Mnemonic symbol: a dowsing rod 寻水术. Not to be confused with 丫!

Xu Xian (xu) built a new dowsing rod (寻) which he tests just inside the Erechtheion's entrance ((e)n2). He prepared a huge pig snout (彐) of which he filled one nostril with water and one with wine. To his satisfaction, the dowsing rod reacts only to the wine, so he thumbs up (寸) satisfied. He'll go and search (寻) more wine with it immediately.

回

huí = hu + ei2

to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) / time / classifier for acts of a play / section or chapter (of a classic book)

回 = 口 + 囗 : Helga Horse (hu-) smuggled herself into the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (-ei2). She covered herself in an enclosure (囗) full of mandarins (口). Unfortunately, she missed one little detail: The box full of mandarins is to be shipped back (回) to China soon.

回

迴

huí = hu + ei2

to curve / to return / to revolve

回

逥

huí = hu + ei2

variant of 迴|回[hui2]

犬

quǎn = qu + an3

dog / Kangxi radical 94

犬 = 丶 + 大 : Cupid wants to play fetch with the Saint Bernard dog in the anthill and throws a petal leaf over his head, but the dog just continues sleeping. Much to Cupid's surprise though, a big robot happily leaps after the petal leaf.

犬 = 丶 + 大 : Looks like a Saint Bernard dog with only one eye.