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fox

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Mammals
hú
コ
きつね
호
Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 瓜 represents the sound.
Components
犭 dog (side)+ 瓜 melon =
狐 fox
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
瓜 Phonetic component
guā melon
melon, gourd, cucumber
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Notes
Similar Characters
犯 criminal犰 armadillo犴 a wild dog犷 rude (simp)犸 mammoth (simp)犹 similar (simp)狁 a tribe of狂 crazy狃 to covet狄 tribe from northern china狈 animal (simp)狉 fox-cub狍 species狎 be familiar with狒 baboon狗 dog狙 an ape狞 ferocious appearance (simp)狠 ruthless狡 sly
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
狐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
狐 [hú]
fox
Japanese
狐 きつね 、 けつね 、 きつ (old) 、 キツネ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)
  2. usually kana fox (i.e. a sly person)
  3. usually kana soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu
  4. abbrev.usually kana light brown; golden brown
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
猟犬たちはキツネの匂いの跡をたどった。
The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.
Japanese Names
狐 きつね
Kitsune full name of a particular person
狐 きつねざき
Kitsunezaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (38)
狐狸 [hú​li] #5,900
fox
搜狐 [Sōu​hú] #11,211
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
狐狸精 [hú​li​jīng] #16,862
fox-spirit
狐朋狗友 [hú​péng​gǒu​yǒu] #22,481
a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
老狐狸 [lǎo​hú​li] #36,047
old fox
狐疑 [hú​yí] #29,505
suspicious
狐臭 [hú​chòu] #31,688
body odor
狐狸尾巴 [hú​li​wěi​ba] #34,368
lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
银狐 [yín​hú] #52,158
silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
银狐 [yín​hú] #52,158
silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
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JAPANESE WORDS (77)
狐につままれる [きつねにつままれる] #35,020
to be confused
牝狐 [めぎつね] #35,128
female fox
妖狐 [ようこ] #45,137
fox with supernatural powers
狐火 [きつねび] #48,779
pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night
子ぎつね [こぎつね] #52,216
fox cub
九尾の狐 [きゅうびのきつね] #52,952
nine-tailed fox
白狐 [しろぎつね] #62,183
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers)
きつね色 [きつねいろ] #63,795
light brown
狐狸 [こり] #72,881
foxes and tanuki
野狐 [のぎつね] #74,215
wild fox
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
구미호
gumiho; fox with nine tails