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1. Dog

2. Wood Dog

3. Fire Dog

4. Earth Dog

5. Golden/Metal Dog

6. Water Dog

7. Tengu

8. Devil Dog

9. Kokkuri

10. There’s No Place Like Home

Dog

Year of the Dog / Zodiac Sign

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gǒu

inu / ku

구

狗 is the character for dog, canine, or hound in Chinese.

If you were born in the year of the dog, you . . .

Are strong-willed
Loyal to your friends and mate.
Never compromise when you think you are right.

Note: Can be pronounced, and means dog in Japanese but feels like a very old word (see our other dog if you need a Japanese dog).

Wood Dog

The Year of the Wood Dog

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mù gǒu

木狗 is Wood Dog in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1874, 1934, 1994, and 2054.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 甲戌.

Fire Dog

The Year of the Fire Dog

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huǒ gǒu

火狗 is Fire Dog in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1886, 1946, 2006, and 2066.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丙戌.

Earth Dog

The Year of the Earth Dog

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tǔ gǒu

土狗 is Earth Dog in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1898, 1958, 2018, and 2078.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 戊戌.

Golden/Metal Dog

The Year of the Golden/Metal Dog

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jīn gǒu

金狗 is Golden/Metal Dog in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1910, 1970, 2030, and 2090.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚戌.

Water Dog

The Year of the Water Dog

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shuǐ gǒu

水狗 is Water Dog in Chinese.

In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1922, 1982, 2042, and 2102.

In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 壬戌.

Tengu

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tiān gǒu

ten gu

天狗 is the Japanese title for Tengu, which roughly translates as “heavenly dog.”

Tengu is a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and is also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or yōkai (supernatural being).

The origin is Chinese, though this term is seldom used in Chinese anymore. It was a dog-like Chinese demon (Tiangou)

Although the title contains the word “dog,” the tengu are often depicted with human and bird-like characteristics. Sometimes they have large noses or beaks like birds.

Devil Dog

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è mó gǒu

惡魔狗 is Devil Dog, the nickname of Marines in Chinese.

Kokkuri

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kokkuri / kokuri

狐狗狸 is an ancient Japanese game popular during the Meiji period.

There’s No Place Like Home

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jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 is a Chinese slang proverb that means “Golden house, [or a] silver house, not as good as my own dog house.”

It's basically saying that even a house made of gold or silver is not as good as my own home (which may only be suitable for a dog but at least it's mine).

Not the results for 狗 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 狗 search...

Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
狗 see styles	gǒu gou3 kou inu えのころ	More info & calligraphy: Dog dog; CL:隻\|只[zhi1],條\|条[tiao2] (archaism) puppy; (1) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); (2) snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); (3) (derogatory term) loser; asshole; (prefix noun) (4) counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful A dog.
土狗 see styles	tǔ gǒu tu3 gou3 t`u kou tu kou	More info & calligraphy: Earth Dog native dog; mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄\|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1])
天狗 see styles	tiān gǒu tian1 gou3 t`ien kou tien kou tengu てんぐ	More info & calligraphy: Tengu (1) tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; (2) (idiom) bragging; conceit; braggart; boaster; conceited person; (surname) Tengu ulkā, 憂流迦the 'heavenly dog' i. e. a meteor. Also 'a star in Argo' according to Williams.
火狗 see styles	huǒ gǒu huo3 gou3 huo kou kaku	More info & calligraphy: Fire Dog The fiery dogs— which vomit fire on sinners in hell.
金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 see styles	jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1 chin wo yin wo pu ju tzu chi te kou wo	More info & calligraphy: There’s No Place Like Home there's no place like home (idiom)
周狗 see styles	zhōu gǒu zhou1 gou3 chou kou	周狗 Custom Scroll obedient dog; lackey
唐狗 see styles	táng gǒu tang2 gou3 t`ang kou tang kou	唐狗 Custom Scroll mongrel
家狗 see styles	jiā gǒu jia1 gou3 chia kou ie-no-inu	家狗 Custom Scroll A domestic dog, i.e. trouble, which ever dogs oneś steps.
小狗 see styles	xiǎo gǒu xiao3 gou3 hsiao kou	小狗 Custom Scroll pup; puppy
戌狗 see styles	xū gǒu xu1 gou3 hsü kou	戌狗 Custom Scroll Year 11, year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
打狗 see styles	dǎ gǒu da3 gou3 ta kou taakau / takau ターカウ	打狗 Custom Scroll Takow, Takao or Takau, old name for Kaohsiung 高雄[Gao1 xiong2] in the southwest of Taiwan (place-name) Takao (Taiwan) (old spelling)
搜狗 see styles	sōu gǒu sou1 gou3 sou kou	搜狗 Custom Scroll Sogou, Chinese tech company known for its search engine, www.sogou.com
海狗 see styles	hǎi gǒu hai3 gou3 hai kou	海狗 Custom Scroll fur seal
溜狗 see styles	liū gǒu liu1 gou3 liu kou	溜狗 Custom Scroll to take a dog for a walk
熱狗热狗 see styles	rè gǒu re4 gou3 je kou	熱狗 Custom Scroll hot dog (loanword)
牛狗 see styles	niú gǒu niu2 gou3 niu kou gyūku	牛狗 Custom Scroll ascetic practice of living like an animal
狂狗 see styles	kuáng gǒu kuang2 gou3 k`uang kou kuang kou kyōku	狂狗 Custom Scroll A mad dog.
狗之 see styles	kushi くし	狗之 Custom Scroll (given name) Kushi
狗井 see styles	inui いぬい	狗井 Custom Scroll (surname) Inui
狗仔 see styles	gǒu zǎi gou3 zai3 kou tsai	狗仔 Custom Scroll paparazzi
狗児 see styles	enokoro えのころ	狗児 Custom Scroll (archaism) puppy
狗刨 see styles	gǒu páo gou3 pao2 kou p`ao kou pao	狗刨 Custom Scroll dog paddle (swimming style)
狗吠 see styles	gǒu fèi gou3 fei4 kou fei	狗吠 Custom Scroll bark; CL:聲\|声[sheng1]; to bark
狗子 see styles	gǒu zǐ gou3 zi3 kou tzu kusu	狗子 Custom Scroll a dog
狗屁 see styles	gǒu pì gou3 pi4 kou p`i kou pi	bullshit; nonsense
狗屋 see styles	gǒu wū gou3 wu1 kou wu	狗屋 Custom Scroll kennel
狗屎 see styles	gǒu shǐ gou3 shi3 kou shih	狗屎 Custom Scroll canine excrement; dog poo; bullshit
狗展 see styles	gǒu zhǎn gou3 zhan3 kou chan	狗展 Custom Scroll dog show
狗屠 see styles	kuto くと	狗屠 Custom Scroll (1) (archaism) dog slaughter; killing of dogs; (2) (archaism) dog butcher
狗川 see styles	kunukawa くぬかわ	狗川 Custom Scroll (surname) Kunukawa

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Dog	狗	inu / ku	gǒu / gou3 / gou	kou
Wood Dog	木狗		mù gǒu / mu4 gou3 / mu gou / mugou	mu kou / mukou
Fire Dog	火狗		huǒ gǒu / huo3 gou3 / huo gou / huogou	huo kou / huokou
Earth Dog	土狗		tǔ gǒu / tu3 gou3 / tu gou / tugou	t`u kou / tukou / tu kou
Golden/Metal Dog	金狗		jīn gǒu / jin1 gou3 / jin gou / jingou	chin kou / chinkou
Water Dog	水狗		shuǐ gǒu / shui3 gou3 / shui gou / shuigou	shui kou / shuikou
Tengu	天狗	ten gu / tengu	tiān gǒu / tian1 gou3 / tian gou / tiangou	t`ien kou / tienkou / tien kou
Devil Dog	惡魔狗恶魔狗		è mó gǒu e4 mo2 gou3 e mo gou emogou	o mo kou omokou
Kokkuri	狐狗狸	kokkuri / kokuri kokuri / kokuri
There’s No Place Like Home	金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝		jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1 jin wo yin wo bu ru zi ji de gou wo	chin wo yin wo pu ju tzu chi te kou wo
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.