173) 犭

quan

dog

Used only in combination with other characters to replace dog “犬” or to symbolize a small dog-sized animal.

173yx) 者

zhe

173y-101b*) 猪

zhu

pig

^dog 犭173[quǎn] + person 者 [zhě]

A pig is an animal (犭) that provides meat to a person who cooks (者).

173ax) 虫

chong

173a) 独

du

alone

dog 犭 [quǎn] + worm 虫 184[chóng]

Among dogs (犭) or group of insects (虫) which live in flocks, there is always a leader standing alone in the center