Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 36, Entry 04 Radical: Dog (quǎn) Pronounced yin (rising tone) Pronounced yin The sound of a dog barking. From "dog" (犬), with "axe" (斤) as phonetic component. Also written as "barking dog" (狺). Pronounced yin (rising tone) Pronounced yin Pronounced ya (rising tone) Pronounced ya Same meaning. Also refers to a dog wanting to bite. Originally written as "bark" (啀). Also written as "growl" (嘊). Pronounced ting (rising tone) Pronounced ting Originally written as "sound" (齗). Refers to dogs fighting.