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gǒu

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gǒu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gǒu | gou3
English translation
dog
CL: zhī
> zhǐ [zhī], tiáo
> tiáo [tiáo]

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About gǒu

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

gǒu

Contains the radical

quǎn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

dog

Etymology of gǒu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

犭句

Semantic compound

quǎn

Phonetic compound

gōu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. quǎn represents the meaning and gōu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using gǒu

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Bié 担心 dānxīn , zuò 手术 shǒushù shí huì ràng de gǒu 麻醉 mázuì de .

Don't worry. Your dog will be put to sleep for the operation.

dài zhāo gǒu 沿 yán 那条散步 sànbù .

I took my dog for a walk along the river.

gǒu Yáo 尾巴 wěiba 报答 bàodá 人们 rén men de 爱护 àihù .

A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.

鞭子 biān zi xiǎng ,猎狗 liè gǒu 发出 fā chū 一阵 yī zhèn háo jiào .

A hound yelped briefly as a whip cracked.

朝着 cháo zhe zhǐ gǒu 狠狠 hěn hěn de le 棍子 gùn zi .

He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick.

Words with gǒu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
gǒu dog gǒu
狗屁 gǒu pì bullshit狗屁 gǒu pì
小狗 xiǎo gǒu pup小狗 xiǎo gǒu
热狗 rè gǒu hot dog (loanword)熱狗
走狗 zǒu gǒu hound走狗 zǒu gǒu
狗肉 gǒu ròu dog meat狗肉 gǒu ròu
狗熊 gǒu xióng black bear狗熊 gǒu xióng
狗仔队 gǒu zǎi duì paparazzi狗仔隊
遛狗 liù gǒu to walk a dog遛狗 liù gǒu
猎狗 liè gǒu hunting dog獵狗
狼狗 láng gǒu wolfdog狼狗 láng gǒu
狗崽子 gǒu zǎi zi (coll.) puppy狗崽子 gǒu zǎi zi
狗年 gǒu nián Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)狗年 gǒu nián
狮子狗 shī zi gǒu Pekingese獅子狗
野狗 yě gǒu wild dog野狗 yě gǒu
狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels狐朋狗友 hú péng gǒu yǒu
哈巴狗 hǎ bā gǒu pekingese (dog)哈巴狗 hǎ bā gǒu
狗腿子 gǒu tuǐ zi dog's leg狗腿子 gǒu tuǐ zi
狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi cruel and unscrupulous狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi
狗急跳墙 gǒu jí tiào qiáng to be driven to desperate action狗急跳牆
狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu dog-eat-dog狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu
偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu to pilfer偷雞摸狗

gǒu Decomposition & Compounds

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gǒu Decomposition

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