⽝

dog

quǎn (quan3)

Radical no. 94 · 4 strokes (第 94 部首 · 4 画 dì 94 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽝ (quǎn) — meaning: dog, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone and seal scripts, depicting a dog's form in simplified outline. The strokes represent the dog's head, body, and tail in a compact representation.

Mnemonic: Three vertical strokes with a leg on the right side—picture a dog standing alert and ready.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

8 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 犬quǎn

    (literary) dog

    4 strokes

  • 犯fàn

    to violate

    HSK 6

    5 strokes

  • 犮bá

    old variant of 拔[ba2]

    5 strokes

  • 犰qiú

    used in 犰狳[qiu2 yu2]

    5 strokes

  • 犴àn

    used in 狴犴[bi4 an4]

    6 strokes

  • 犸mǎ

    used in 猛獁|猛犸[meng3 ma3]

    6 strokes

  • 犵qì

    name of a tribe

    6 strokes

  • 犷guǎng

    rough

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.