獒 = 敖 + 犬

獒 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “mastiff”. It is built from 敖 (ramble) and 犬 (dog).

Keyword: mastiff
Pinyin (Mandarin): áo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: mastiff, large fierce dog, большая свирепая собака, мастиф, large fierce dog

Decomposition

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敖 ramble
犬 dog

How to find 獒 without knowing its reading

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

Open 獒 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.