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Chinese symbol for “doghouse”

狗窝
gǒu wō
Traditional: 狗窩
doghouse; kennel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for doghouse is 狗窝 (gǒu wō), defined as: doghouse; kennel.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

狗 gǒu
dog
radical 94 ⽝ · 8 strokes
窝 wō
cave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals
radical 116 ⽳ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “doghouse”

WordPinyinMeaning
冷宫 (冷宮)lěng gōng(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor; (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 狗窝.

WordPinyinMeaning
狗狗gǒu gōu(coll.) dog; doggie
小狗xiǎo gǒupup; puppy
狗屁gǒu pìbullshit; nonsense
走狗zǒu gǒuhunting dog; hound
狗肉gǒu ròudog meat
狗屎gǒu shǐcanine excrement; dog poo
被窝 (被窩)bèi wō(traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover
蜂窝 (蜂窩)fēng wōhoneycomb; beehive

See also: Japanese symbol for “doghouse”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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