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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *狗* | 狗* | *狗
HSK 2
to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) / to adopt (a child) / adoption
HSK 6
(coll.) silly but cute husky (dog)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *獢* | 獢* | *獢
dog
husky (sled dog)
(coll.) dog
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
dog show
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
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
Dalmatian (dog breed)
(coll.) skewers; barbecued food on sticks; (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat); mutt; mixed-breed cat
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs
search and rescue dog
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected / Love me, love my dog.
lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb) / fig. to be a dog in the manger
native dog / mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄)
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
dog-eat-dog / dogfight
(coll.) to get one's just deserts / to serve sb right / to get one's share of (good or bad things) / every dog has its day
mastiff (dog breed)
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
(Internet slang) to be dog-tired
female dog / bitch
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *叼* | 叼* | *叼
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
HSK 7-9
(of a dog etc) to guard its food
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.
if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
Great Dane (dog breed)
stray dog
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down
lit. secondary foreigner / (derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion) / (coll.) westernized Chinese person / (derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood / (slang) Ukraine / German shepherd dog / (dialect) two-year-old goat
child; kid / (slang) furry pet (such as a dog or cat)
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
Pekingese (dog breed)
pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey
to beat a dog and bully its owner / fig. to humiliate sb indirectly by bullying a subordinate
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle
leopard cat / raccoon dog / palm civet
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also called
pug (breed of dog)
hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey
downward-facing dog (yoga pose)
a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哈* | 哈* | *哈
(interj.) ha! / (onom. for laughter) / (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore / (bound form) husky (dog) (abbr. for 哈士奇)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尨* | 尨* | *尨
shaggy dog / striped
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
long-wool (sheep etc) / long-haired (dog etc)
pug (breed of dog)
dog breed
dog door
hound; hunting dog
HSK 7-9
setter (dog breed)
dog meat
Chihuahua (dog)
dog tag
police dog
pug (breed of dog)
male husky (dog)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *猲* | 猲* | *猲
short-snout dog
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
(coll.) dog; doggie
golden retriever (dog breed)
lit. a dog who catches mice / to be meddlesome (idiom)
drug detector dog / sniffer dog
wild dog / feral dog / stray dog
Dalmatian (dog breed)
broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg
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
dog (Internet slang)
lit. to pour dog's blood on (idiom) / fig. torrent of abuse
upward-facing dog (yoga pose)
sniffer dog
pig-dog (intended as insult) / Schweinhund
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *犼* | 犼* | *犼
mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *犬* | 犬* | *犬
dog / Kangxi radical 94
lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *貉* | 貉* | *貉
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki) / also pr. [hao2]
dog show
mangy dog / (fig.) loathsome person
(idiom) unwilling to let go / like a dog with a bone / dogged
border collie (dog breed)
male dog
to walk a dog
to fold the corner of a page / to dog-ear
canine excrement / dog poo / bullshit
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head
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
hot dog (loanword)
Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom) / to be driven to desperate action
Gou Quan - "Dog Fist" - Martial Art
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *狩* | 狩* | *狩
to hunt / to go hunting (as winter sport in former times) / hunting dog / imperial tour

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