犬 (quǎn)

dog; Kangxi radical 94

• HSK 3.1 level 6
• 4 strokes

Etymology

Pictograph of a dog.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“犬，狗之有縣蹏者也。象形。孔子曰：‘視犬之字如畫狗也。’”