犬

犬
quǎn = qu + an3
dog / Kangxi radical 94
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How to pronounce 犬

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qu initial

Qu is for Cupid.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

犬 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
丶
zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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大
dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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大
dà = d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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Characters with 犬 as component

臭
chòu = ch + ou4
stench / smelly / to smell (bad) / repulsive / loathsome / terrible / bad / severely / ruthlessly / dud (ammunition)
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臭
xiù = xi + ou4
sense of smell / smell bad
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伏
fú = fu + Ø2
surname Fu
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Words with 犬

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hound / hunting dog

Sentences with 犬

犬 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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犬
quǎn

dog / Kangxi radical 94

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