猎犬
liè quǎn · HSK 7
hunting dog
🐕 猎犬 = 猎 hunt + 犬 dog: a dog bred for hunting, a hound
犬 is the formal word for dog (the radical seen in many animal characters). Pair it with 猎 hunt and you get a hunting dog. liè quǎn sounds clipped, like a sharp command barked at a working dog.