狗 (gǒu): Dog — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

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HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 狗

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 狗

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

狗

犭dog

句sentence

狗=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 狗

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5.

How to Use 狗

Words about dogs

Use 狗 in common words about dogs.

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

puppy; small dog

6.

Example Sentences

dòng动

wù物

yuán园

lǐ里

de的

gǒu狗

xióng

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犭dog

+句sentence

A dog (犭) that barks with a hook (句) — the common canine companion.

gǒu狗

gou狗

doggie

gǒu狗

nián年

Year of the Dog

熊

zhèng正

zài在

biǎo表

yǎn演

zá杂

jì技

。

The bear in the zoo is performing acrobatics.

wǒ我

mèi妹

mei妹

yǒu有

yì一

zhī只

xiǎo小

bái白

gǒu狗

。

My younger sister has a small white dog.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

gěi给

gǒu狗

wèi喂

gǒu狗

liáng粮

。

I feed my dog dog food every day.

Zhè这

xiē些

zǒu走

gǒu狗

zhǐ只

huì会

tì替

zhǔ主

zi子

bàn办

shì事

。

These lackeys only do things for their master.

zhè这

zhī只

gǒu狗

hěn很

kě可

ài爱

。

This dog is very cute.

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