猉 (qí) - A small dog & a puppy

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qí ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

七器

猉 · qí

A small dog;

a puppy;

also used in some ancient texts to refer to a type of small canine.

A small doga puppyalso used in some ancient texts to refer

Usage highlights

small doglittle puppy猉 breedraising a 猉猉 dog

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentioned a small dog called a 猉 (猉).
  • He raised a cute little 猉 puppy (猉犬).
  • In some dialects, 猉 refers to a specific small breed (小猉犬).

Collocations

  • small dog(猉犬)
  • little puppy(小猉)
  • 猉 breed(猉种)
  • raising a 猉(养猉)
  • 猉 dog(猉狗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 猉 is an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It appears in some classical texts and dictionaries describing small dog breeds.
  • The character is composed of the dog radical (犭) with 其 as phonetic component.

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