Radical What does the radical 犬 mean? The radical 犬 means dog; it has 4 strokes. Quick factsMeaningdogStrokes4Kanji using it24 犬4 strokes24 kanjidogStroke order · 4 strokesWatch it written1234Kanji using this radical然so犯commit (an offense)状state猫cat燃burning伏bowing down墾land reclamation懇earnestness黙silent狂madness狩hunting独alone狭narrow猛fierce猟hunting (game)猪wild boar献offering猶still猿monkey獄prison獣beast獲capturing嗅smelling (a scent)狙aiming (at a target)