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獒

áo
noun #38,615

Meanings

  1. 1 mastiff
  2. 2 large fierce guard dog

Examples

HSK 7-9
藏獒是一种高大凶猛的护卫犬。
Zàng'áo shì yì zhǒng gāodà xiōngměng de hùwèiquǎn.
The Tibetan mastiff is a large, fierce guard dog.
HSK 7-9
牧民养了一只獒来看护羊群。
Mùmín yǎng le yì zhī áo lái kānhù yángqún.
The shepherd keeps a mastiff to guard the flock.

Tips

culture
Today 獒 is best known in 藏獒 ("Tibetan mastiff"), a powerful breed traditionally used to guard livestock on the high plateau.

Components

radical
犬 quǎn
dog
犬 is the dog radical in its full form (not the left-side 犭), placed at the bottom. It tells you 獒 is a kind of dog.
phonetic
敖 áo
to wander; to ramble
敖 gives the exact sound áo and adds no meaning here. The same phonetic appears in 熬, 傲, and 遨.

Stroke Order

獒 áo