| 犬 | quǎn | dog |
一人得道，
鸡犬升天 | yī rén dé dào ,
jī quǎn shēng tiān | lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it |
| 公犬 | gōng quǎn | male dog |
| 丧家之犬 | sàng jiā zhī quǎn | lit. a homeless dog (idiom); fig. homeless and with nowhere to go |
| 四国犬 | sì guó quǎn | Shikoku (dog) |
| 大犬座 | dà quǎn zuò | Canis Major (constellation) |
| 寻回犬 | xún huí quǎn | retriever |
| 导盲犬 | dǎo máng quǎn | guide dog (for the blind); Seeing Eye dog |
| 小犬 | xiǎo quǎn | puppy; my son (humble) |
| 小犬座 | xiǎo quǎn zuò | Canis Minor (constellation) |
| 搜救犬 | sōu jiù quǎn | search and rescue dog |
| 松狮犬 | sōng shī quǎn | Chow Chow (dog breed) |
| 梗犬 | gěng quǎn | terrier |
| 母犬 | mǔ quǎn | female dog; bitch |
| 灰猎犬 | huī liè quǎn | greyhound |
| 牛头犬 | niú tóu quǎn | bulldog |
| 牧犬 | mù quǎn | shepherd dog |
| 犬儒 | quǎn rú | cynic |
| 犬儒主义 | quǎn rú zhǔ yì | cynicism |
| 犬夜叉 | Quǎn yè chà | Inuyasha, fictional character |
| 犬戎 | Quǎn róng | Quanrong, Zhou Dynasty ethnic group of present-day western China |
| 犬科 | quǎn kē | the canines |
| 犬种 | quǎn zhǒng | dog breed |
| 犬齿 | quǎn chǐ | canine tooth |
| 狂犬病 | kuáng quǎn bìng | rabies |
| 獒犬 | áo quǎn | mastiff (big dog) |
| 猎犬 | liè quǎn | hound; hunting dog |
| 猎犬座 | liè quǎn zuò | Canes Venatici (constellation) |
| 画虎类犬 | huà hǔ lèi quǎn | drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition |
| 疯犬 | fēng quǎn | mad dog; rabid dog |
| 短腿猎犬 | duǎn tuǐ liè quǎn | dachshund; basset hound |
| 缉毒犬 | jī dú quǎn | drug detector dog; sniffer dog |
| 万能梗犬 | wàn néng gěng quǎn | Airedale terrier |
| 萨摩耶犬 | Sà mó yē quǎn | Samoyed (dog) |
| 虎父无犬子 | hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ | lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son |
| 蜀犬吠日 | shǔ quǎn fèi rì | lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most universal known.; alludes to the Sichan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day |
| 蝴蝶犬 | hú dié quǎn | papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears) |
| 西施犬 | xī shī quǎn | shih tzu (dog breed) |
| 警犬 | jǐng quǎn | police dog |
| 贵妇犬 | guì fù quǎn | poodle |
| 贵宾犬 | guì bīn quǎn | poodle |
| 阿拉斯加雪撬犬 | Ā lā sī jiā Xuě qiào quǎn | Alaskan Malamute |
| 鸡犬升天 | jī quǎn shēng tiān | lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it |
