quǎn

dog

is a component form of , which is a pictograph of a dog.

Evolution

犭 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
犭 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
犭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
犭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
犭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

quǎn

dog; radical number 94; three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 [quǎn]

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)