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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *狗* | 狗* | *狗
HSK 2
to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption
HSK 6
hound; hunting dog
HSK 7-9
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  *叼* | 叼* | *叼
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
HSK 7-9
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  *哈* | 哈* | *哈
(interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇)
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  *狸* | 狸* | *狸
raccoon dog / fox-like animal
(coll.) dog; doggie
broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg
canine excrement / dog poo / bullshit
hot dog (loanword)
long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
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  *貉* | 貉* | *貉
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2]
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *戌* | 戌* | *戌
11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog / ancient Chinese compass point: 300°
husky (sled dog)
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down
to walk a dog
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  *犬* | 犬* | *犬
dog / Kangxi radical 94
shepherd dog
hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey
police dog
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  *狩* | 狩* | *狩
to hunt / to go hunting (as winter sport in former times) / hunting dog / imperial tour
Rottweiler (dog breed)
gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
wild dog / feral dog / stray dog
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  *豺* | 豺* | *豺
dog-like animal / ravenous beast / dhole (Cuon Alpinus) / jackal
Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
beloved pet dog
leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet
hunting dog
a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) / to be driven to desperate action
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
Samoyed (dog)
dog meat
lit. stray dog (idiom) / fig. one who has nothing to rely on
pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
lit. a dog who catches mice / to be meddlesome (idiom)
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
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  *犼* | 犼* | *犼
mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog
lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom) / fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猲* | 猲* | *猲
short-snout dog
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *獞* | 獞* | *獞
name of a variety of dog / wild tribes in South China
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
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  *獳* | 獳* | *獳
angry dog
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  *尨* | 尨* | *尨
shaggy dog / striped
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  *啀* | 啀* | *啀
to growl (of dog) / to bare fangs
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  *狦* | 狦* | *狦
(archaic) vicious dog / beast resembling a wolf
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猈* | 猈* | *猈
dog with short shinbone
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *玂* | 玂* | *玂
dog giving birth to a puppy
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *獢* | 獢* | *獢
dog
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猘* | 猘* | *猘
mad dog
lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / fig. to make indirect criticisms
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猃* | 猃* | *猃
a kind of dog with a long snout / see 獫狁|猃狁
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  *犺* | 犺* | *犺
fierce dog
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猣* | 猣* | *猣
dog giving birth to three puppies
precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *獀* | 獀* | *獀
dog (dial.) / to hunt
shiba inu (Japanese dog breed)
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  *肰* | 肰* | *肰
dog meat / old variant of
border collie (dog breed)
dog-eat-dog / dogfight
pet food bowl / dog bowl
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom) / fig. to flush (one's money or efforts) down the toilet / to kiss sth goodbye
(of a dog etc) to guard its food
female dog / bitch
native dog / mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄)
to fold the corner of a page / to dog-ear
Doberman (dog breed)
dog tag
(dialect) dog meat
stray dog
mad dog / rabid dog
mastiff (dog breed)
child; kid / (slang) furry pet (such as a dog or cat)
dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗 forced to "eat" it)
Labrador, Canada / Labrador (a breed of dog)
(coll.) silly but cute husky (dog)
Pomeranian (dog breed)
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
Chow Chow (dog breed)
dog (Internet slang)
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
(coll.) (from Cantonese) the boss; the big cheese; the top dog
Great Pyrenees (dog breed)
pug (breed of dog)

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