尨
mángpángméng

shaggy haired dog

A hairy 彡 dog 犬

Components

犬
犬 Meaning component
quǎn dog
彡
彡 Meaning component
shān, xiǎn hair

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmæwngmˤroŋvariegated
Zhengzhangmroːŋ

說文解字

犬之多毛者。从犬从彡。《詩》曰:“無使尨也吠。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica