猎犬 (liè quǎn) — hunting dog, hound | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hunting doghound

Measure word · 只

Examples

猎犬。
Liè rén dài zhe yì tiáo liè quǎn zǒu jìn le sēn lín.
The hunter walked into the forest with a hound.
猎犬，。
Zhè zhī liè quǎn jīng guò yán gé xùn liàn, fēi cháng cōng ming.
This hunting dog has been rigorously trained and is very intelligent.
猎犬。
Jǐng yòng liè quǎn zài sōu jiù xíng dòng zhōng fā huī le zhòng yào zuò yòng.
The police hound played an important role in the search and rescue operation.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The idea of 猎 (hunt) with 犬 (dog) gives a dog used for hunting.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

昔

昔xī猎liè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 猎, the left part 犬 means dog and the right part 昔 provides the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

犬 is a drawing of a dog seen from the side.

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