犭 Stroke Order
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Information of 犭
Pinyin
quǎn
Radical
犭
Strokes
3 strokes
Usage
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Definition
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Definition of 「犭」:
1. Same as "犬" (dog). Used as a radical. Commonly referred to as "反犬旁" (inverse dog radical).
2. In ancient times, specifically referred to large dogs; later came to denote dogs in general. "犬" refers to a dog; the character is pictographic. Confucius said: "View the character for dog as if drawing a dog." - from "Shuowen Jiezi." "Network the dogs to lead them left." - from "Liji: Qu Li." Commentary: "The large ones are called '犬', and the small ones are called '狗'." "Food hemp with dogs." - from "Liji: Yue Ling." At that time, there were dog disasters. - from "Hong Fan Wu Xing Zhuan." A dog sits in front. - from "Liaozhai Zhiyi: Wolf Three Cases."
3. Used to refer to one's own son (humble form). "This is the second small dog, named Baoyu." - from "Dream of the Red Chamber."