Chinese symbol for “hound”
猎犬
liè quǎn
Traditional: 獵犬
hound; hunting dog
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hound is 猎犬 (liè quǎn), defined as: hound; hunting dog.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hound”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 猎犬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猎人 (獵人) | liè rén | hunter |
| 狩猎 (狩獵) | shòu liè | to hunt; hunting |
| 猎物 (獵物) | liè wù | prey; quarry |
| 打猎 (打獵) | dǎ liè | to go hunting |
| 猎鹰 (獵鷹) | liè yīng | falcon |
| 猎杀 (獵殺) | liè shā | to kill (in hunting) |
| 警犬 | jǐng quǎn | police dog |
| 狂犬病 | kuáng quǎn bìng | rabies |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hound”.
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.