犬(quǎn): (literary) dog
HSK 7-94 strokes
(literary) dog
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- quǎn
- Meaning
- (literary) dog; Kangxi radical 94
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 犬 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 犬 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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- 4
Words with 犬
Common words using 犬 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
quǎn㹴犬犬
terrier
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