Chinese Word: 狐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

狐

Pinyin: hú

English Definition: fox

Chinese Definition:
①哺乳动物的一属，形状略像狼。毛赤黄色，性狡猾多疑，遇见攻击时肛门放出臭气，乘机逃跑。皮可做衣服(通称“狐狸”)：狐臭(腋下臭气)。狐肷(狐腋下和腹部的毛皮)。狐疑(多疑)。狐媚(曲意逢迎，投入所好)。狐死首丘(传说狐狸将死，头必向出生的山丘。喻不忘本，亦喻对故乡的思念)。
②姓氏。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 犬

Pictophonetic:瓜 indicates the sound; 犭 (dog) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 犭 [ quǎn ] dog
- 瓜 [ guā ] melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

Similar Characters: 孤抓弧

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Example Words

狐疑	hú yí	suspicious; in doubt
令狐	líng hú	old place name (in modern Linyi county 临猗县 , Shanxi); two-character surname Linghu
兔死狐悲	tù sǐ hú bēi	lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
狐假虎威	hú jiǎ hǔ wēi	lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
狐朋狗友	hú péng gǒu yǒu	a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels

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Example Sentences

1		xuān yáng 宣扬 hú 狐 yāo 妖 wū shù 巫术 ǒu ěr 偶尔 huì 会 yǐn fā 引发 qún tǐ 群体 de 的 kǒng huāng 恐慌。 Alleged sorcery by fox demons occasionally caused collective panics.
2		zhèng rú 正如 liè hú 猎狐 zhī 之 zài 在 yīng guó 英国， yì jiàn 意见 fēn yún 纷纭， qiě 且 bù kě 不可 tiáo hé 调和。 As with foxhunting in Britain, views seem irreconcilable.
3		liè hú 猎狐 huó dòng 活动 jī hū 几乎 hé 和 xià wǔ chá 下午茶 yí yàng 一样， shì 是 yīng guó 英国 de 的 yí xiàng 一项 chuán tǒng 传统。 Fox hunting is a tradition almost as British as afternoon tea.
4		dàn shì 但是 xiàn zài 现在， liè hú 猎狐 huó dòng 活动 běn shēn 本身 jiù 就 kuài 快 chéng wéi 成为 bīn lín 濒临 jué zhǒng 绝种 de 的 dōng xi 东西 le 了。 But today, fox hunting itself is on the verge of becoming an endangered species.
5		bú guò 不过， bìng bù 并不 shì 是 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 wén xué 文学 zuò pǐn 作品 dōu 都 dú dú 独独 qiáng diào 强调 hú 狐 yāo 妖 è 恶 de 的 yí miàn 一面。 Not all literary works, however, emphasize solely the malevolent aspect of the fox demon.

More Sentences

1		xuān yáng 宣扬 hú 狐 yāo 妖 wū shù 巫术 ǒu ěr 偶尔 huì 会 yǐn fā 引发 qún tǐ 群体 de 的 kǒng huāng 恐慌。 Alleged sorcery by fox demons occasionally caused collective panics.
2		zhèng rú 正如 liè hú 猎狐 zhī 之 zài 在 yīng guó 英国， yì jiàn 意见 fēn yún 纷纭， qiě 且 bù kě 不可 tiáo hé 调和。 As with foxhunting in Britain, views seem irreconcilable.
3		liè hú 猎狐 huó dòng 活动 jī hū 几乎 hé 和 xià wǔ chá 下午茶 yí yàng 一样， shì 是 yīng guó 英国 de 的 yí xiàng 一项 chuán tǒng 传统。 Fox hunting is a tradition almost as British as afternoon tea.
4		dàn shì 但是 xiàn zài 现在， liè hú 猎狐 huó dòng 活动 běn shēn 本身 jiù 就 kuài 快 chéng wéi 成为 bīn lín 濒临 jué zhǒng 绝种 de 的 dōng xi 东西 le 了。 But today, fox hunting itself is on the verge of becoming an endangered species.
5		bú guò 不过， bìng bù 并不 shì 是 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 wén xué 文学 zuò pǐn 作品 dōu 都 dú dú 独独 qiáng diào 强调 hú 狐 yāo 妖 è 恶 de 的 yí miàn 一面。 Not all literary works, however, emphasize solely the malevolent aspect of the fox demon.

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