狗 = 犭 + 句

狗 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “dog”. It is built from 犭 (dog) and 句 (sentence).

Keyword: dog
Pinyin (Mandarin): gǒu
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: dog, canis familiaris, собака canis familiaris, canis familiaris
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 狗 pup

Decomposition

ids

犭 dog
句 sentence

How to find 狗 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “sentence”. 狗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 狗 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.