犬 (hyun2 | quan3) : dog

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犬

hyun2

quan3

dog; canine | [Syn] 狗

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 犬 (#94)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

犬

Don't confuse with:
大太丈

This word has been viewed 9320 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Dec 2014 04:25

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犬子 hyun2 zi2 = my son

犬齒 hyun2 ci2 = canine tooth; cuspid

粵犬吠雪 jyut6 hyun2 fai6 syut3 = a man of little experience is easily astonished

灰獵犬 fui1 lip6 hyun2 hui1 lie4 quan3 = greyhound

牛頭犬 ngau4 tau4 hyun2 niu2 tou2 quan3 = a bulldog

黃犬 wong4 hyun2 = earthworm 粵

惡犬 ok3 hyun2 = vicious dog

警犬 ging2 hyun2 = police dog

松鼠犬 cung4 syu2 hyun2 = pomeranian 國

雞犬不寧 gai1 hyun2 bat1 ning4 = turmoil; a great noise disturbance
See all 22 compounds (CantoDict reports 24 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 犬
Unicode code for this character: U+72ac (off-site link)

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