áo

technical
name

Meaning of

獒 means mastiff; large, fierce dog breed used for hunting. Pronounced áo.

  • mastiff; large, fierce dog breed used for hunting

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhī
Zàng
áo
xíng
 
shí
fēn
xiōng
měng
 

This Tibetan mastiff is huge and very fierce.

dài
guì
cháng
yòng
áo
lái
shòu
liè
 

Ancient nobles often used mastiffs for hunting.

Guān
áo
de
zǎi
zhuī
dào
Xiān
Qín
shí
 

Records about mastiffs can be traced back to the pre-Qin period.

Relations

Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ tiáo