狗 (gǒu)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 句 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“狗，孔子曰：‘狗，叩也，叩气吠以守。’从犬，句聲。”

Components

• 犭 (meaning) — 犭 is a component form of 犬.
• 句 (sound)

Example sentences

1. 他怕狗。 — He's afraid of dogs.
2. 我怕狗。 — I am afraid of dogs.
3. 狗在叫。 — The dog is barking.
4. 狗会叫。 — Dogs bark.
5. Ken的狗很大。 — Ken's dog is very big.

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