狗 (gǒu): dog, CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
狗 (gǒu) is a Chinese character meaning “dog.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 犭 (semantic) and 句 (phonetic). It ranks #1273 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 狗 dog. Its radical form 犭 (dog) appears in many related characters such as 猫 (māo, cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])), 状 (zhuàng, (bound form) form), 猪 (zhū, hog).
Definitions
- dog
- Classifier: 隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狗屁 | gǒu pì | bullshit |
| 热狗 | rè gǒu | hot dog (loanword) |
| 走狗 | zǒu gǒu | hunting dog |
| 狗崽子 | gǒu zǎi zi | (coll.) puppy |
| 猎狗 | liè gǒu | hunting dog |
| 狮子狗 | shī zi gǒu | Pekingese |
| 狗熊 | gǒu xióng | black bear |
| 狗东西 | gǒu dōng xi | scumbag |
| 小狗 | xiǎo gǒu | pup |
| 狗肉 | gǒu ròu | dog meat |
| 狗腿子 | gǒu tuǐ zi | dog's leg |
| 哈巴狗 | hǎ bā gǒu | pekingese (dog) |
| 狼狗 | láng gǒu | wolfdog |
| 鬣狗 | liè gǒu | hyena |
| 狗吃屎 | gǒu chī shǐ | to fall flat on one's face (vulgar) |
狗 appears in 100 compound words: 55 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 狗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (31)
Tom, Dick and Harry; group of people that are ignorant, stupid or unskilled; rabble, a mob
freakishness; changeable and strange; changes in human affairs often take freakish forms
freakishness; changeable and strange; changes in human affairs often take freakish forms
one will take bold risks and desperate actions when forced into desperation
dogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc; quack medicine; sham goods
freakishness; changeable and strange; changes in human affairs often take freakish forms
freakishness; changeable and strange; changes in human affairs often take freakish forms
Showing 12 of 31 idioms containing 狗.
Example Sentences
邻居家养了一只可爱的小狗，经常逗得大家哈哈大笑。
Línjū jiā yǎng le yī zhī kě'ài de xiǎo gǒu, jīngcháng dòu de dàjiā hāhā dà xiào.
The neighbor has a cute little dog that often makes everyone laugh out loud.
云林大黄狗被人从5楼丢下“凶手抓到了” 虐狗原因曝...
yún lín dà huáng gǒu bèi rén cóng 5 lóu diū xià xiōng shǒu zhuā dào le nüè gǒu yuán yīn pù . . .
Yunlin big yellow dog was dropped from the 5th floor "The murderer was caught" The reason for the dog abuse was exposed...
大黄狗遭3楼丢下!肝脏碎裂 民众救援心疼
dà huáng gǒu zāo 3 lóu diū xià ! gān zāng suì liè mín zhòng jiù yuán xīn téng
The big yellow dog was dropped on the 3rd floor! The liver is broken, and the people are distressed
懒理陈佩琪酸“单身狗” 赖清德合体小英再晒毛小孩
lǎn lǐ chén pèi 琪 suān dān shēn gǒu lài qīng dé gě tǐ xiǎo yīng zài shài máo xiǎo hái
Lazy Chen Peiqi sour "single dog" Lai Qingde combined Xiaoying to dry the furry child again
大型翻车现场!印度大学买中国机器狗充自研,被抓包后..
dà xíng fān chē xiàn chǎng ! yìn dù dà xué mǎi zhōng guó jī qì gǒu chōng zì yán , bèi zhuā bāo hòu . .
Large-scale overturn scene! Indian universities to buy Chinese robotic dogs for self-research, was caught after...
广东一公司发帖“悬赏60万寻狗”,公司负责人称“赏..
guǎng dōng yī gōng sī fā tiē xuán shǎng mò xún gǒu , gōng sī fù zé rén chèn shǎng . .
A company in Guangdong posted a "reward of 600,000 yuan to find the dog", the head of the company said "reward...
你今天早上喂过狗了吗？
Nǐ jīntiān zǎoshang wèi guo gǒu le ma?
Did you feed the dog this morning?
当我们离开的时候，谁来照顾狗？
Dāng wǒmen líkāi de shíhou, shéi lái zhàogu gǒu?
Who will take care of the dog while we are away?
狗子还有佛性也无？
Gǒu zǐ háiyǒu Fóxìng yě wú?
Does a dog have a Buddha-nature or not?
狗和猫你更喜欢哪一个？
Gǒu hé māo nǐ gèng xǐhuān něiyīge?
Which do you prefer, dogs or cats?
Character Family
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