懂中文 Dong Chinese

狐

hú

species of fox

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 瓜 represents the sound.

Components
犭 meaning component

犭  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

瓜 sound component

瓜  Sound component

guā

  

melon

Evolution

狐 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
狐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
狐 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
狐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

狐  

hú

species of fox; fox

Most common words with 狐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

狐狸

fox

狐

fox

搜狐

Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company

狐狸精

fox-spirit

狐朋狗友

a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels