gǒu = g + ou3
dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
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How to pronounce 狗

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.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ou3 final

In the outhouse’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

狗 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
gōu = g + ou1
variant of 勾[gou1]
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= ju + Ø4
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse
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quǎn = qu + an3
three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬[quan3]
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Characters with 狗 as component

狗 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 狗

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bullshit / nonsense
hot dog (loanword)
hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey

Sentences with 狗

狗 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gǒu

dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

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