狗

gǒu = g + ou3

dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

狗 = 句 + 犭 : This dog I will represent by a Great Dane (German: "Dogge", very similar to "dog").

Guy Fawkes (g) and the Grammar Nazi (句) are being walked by their dogs, a Dachshund (犭) and a Great Dane (狗), in the outhouse (ou3). Guy Fawkes and the Grammar Nazi are very interested in each other and spend a lot of time sniffing each other's butts.

狗 character breakdown

狗
- 句
  - 勹
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 口
- 犭

go̅u = g + ou1

variant of 勾[gou1]

jù = ju + Ø4

sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse

句 = 勹 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a grammar nazi.

Zeus (ju), the elephant (勹) and the grammar nazi (句) are playing monkey in the bathroom's space station (Ø4). The elephant uses its long trunk to hold a mandarin (口) just above the grammar nazis head where he can't reach it, while Zeus laughs out loud.

quǎn = qu + an3

three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬[quan3]

Cupid takes his dachshund out for a walk to the anthill, where he has a drink with his dachshund.

Characters with 狗 as component

狗 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 狗

Pekingese (dog breed)

(idiom) to pose / to put on airs / Taiwan pr. [ren2 mo2 gou3 yang4]

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs

,

a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)

lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

pug (breed of dog)

(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)

bulldog

obedient dog / lackey

r

lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.

Sentences with 狗

狗 currently does not appear in any sentence.