狗(gǒu)

HSK 28 strokes

dog

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gǒu
Meaning
dog; CL:只,条
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 狗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰犭句

In this compound, the meaning comes from 犭 (dog); 句 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

犭quǎn句jù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 狗 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 狗

Common words using 狗 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhōu周gǒu狗

obedient dog; lackey

Open 周狗 page →
táng唐gǒu狗

mongrel

Open 唐狗 page →
tǔ土gǒu狗

native dog; mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa…

Open 土狗 page →
rén人mú模gǒu狗yàng样

(idiom) to pose

Open 人模狗样 page →
tōu偷jī鸡mō摸gǒu狗

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)

Open 偷鸡摸狗 page →
tù兔sǐ死gǒu狗pēng烹

(lit.) when the rabbit is dead, the hunting dogs are cooked (idiom)

Open 兔死狗烹 page →
sàng丧jiā家zhī之gǒu狗

see 丧家之犬

Open 丧家之狗 page →
xiǎo小gǒu狗

pup; puppy

Open 小狗 page →

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周唐土人模样偷鸡

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