狗 gǒu — dog

A way to remember it

The dog radical, 犭, beside 句 for the sound. 犭 is a dog on its side, and it runs down the left of 猫, 狼 and 猪.

A picture that makes the shape stick — not a claim about the character’s history.

Draft — written with AI help and not yet read by a person. What that means.