n. (Hira=いぬ, Kata=イヌ) dog, canine, carnivorous animal from the family Canidae (especially the domesticated variety commonly kept as pets, trained to hunt, pull sleds, etc.)

n. (Trad=犬, Pinyin=quan3) dog

n. (Simp=犬, Pinyin=quan3) dog

sang4 jia1 zhi1 gou3
A stray cur.
Describing someone fleeing in haste and confusion. Alternative form: 丧家之犬 (sang4 jia1 zhi1 quan3).

quan3 ya1 jiao1 cuo4
In an interlocked canine-teeth pattern.
Said of a complex situation with forces of two sides interlocked in a jigsaw pattern.

hua4 hu3 bu4 cheng2 fan3 lei4 quan3
Trying to draw a tiger and ending up with the liness of a dog.
Attempting something overambitious and end in failure. Alernative forms: 画虎类犬 (hua4 hu3 lei4 quan3) and 画虎类狗 (hua4 hu3 lei4 gou3).