The Chinese radical 犭symbolises animal / dog.
者 zhě this
This 者 zhě animal 犭is a pig 猪 zhū.
孑 jié and 小 xiǎo
This lone 孑 jié and small 小 xiǎo animal 犭is a monkey 狲 sūn.
勹 bāo wrap and mouth 口 kǒu
An animal 犭that requires its mouth 口 kǒu to be wrapped 犭 (for making too much noise) is a dog 狗 gǒu.
Grass 艹 cǎo and Farm/Field 田 tián
An animal 犭that moves among the grass 艹 cǎo in the farm/field 田 tián is the cat 猫 māo .
瓜 guā melon
An animal 犭that has claws 瓜 guā (radical looks like claws but is for melon 瓜 guā) is the fox 狐 hú .
良 liáng instinctive / inborn
An animal 犭that is instinctive 良 liáng is the wolf 狼 láng.
㔾 xian(1) seal
One who commits a crime 犯 fàn deserves the seal 㔾 xian(1) of an animal 犭.
King 王 wáng
A King 王 wáng who behaves like an animal 犭is mad 狂 kuáng.
袁 yuán old character for a long robe
An animal that has 袁 yuán a long robe (of hair) is an ape 猿 yuán.
See ape 猿 yuán