The Chinese characters 狗 meaning is dog.
This character for dog: 狗 fittingly combines the dog radical: 犭 (or 犬) with the phonetic: 句. 句, meaning a sentence of words, suggests barking - a distinguishing characteristic of the dog. Counseling against the thoughtless ill-treatment of the underdog, the proverb warns: “In beating a dog, first find [...]

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The Chinese characters 醉 meaning is drunk.
This ideograph combines the container for liquor: 酉 with the phonetic: 卒 , representing a soldier. As soldiers do not last long, 卒 also means: “to come to an end.” So, to drink liquor (酉) and reach the limit (卒), is to become drunk: 醉. But, suggests the proverb, [...]

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