fèi

bark

The sound a dog  makes with their mouth 

Components
口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

犬 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

Evolution

吠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
吠 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
吠 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
吠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

fèi

bark; to bark

Most common words with 吠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to bark

狂吠

to howl

吠叫

to bark

蜀犬吠日

alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day