Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

Dog (zodiac)

The Dog (狗) is eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Dog is associated with the Earthly Branch symbol 戌. The character 狗 also refers to the actual animal while 戌, also refers to the zodiac animal.

Art, 2018 & Years and the Five Elements

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Dog (zodiac). Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

2018

4 related topics

Years and the Five Elements

1 related topics

Overview

4 related topics

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*Cə.kˤroʔ
Chinese
Fuzhou BUC
gēu
Hanyu Pinyin
gǒu
Hokkien POJ
kó͘ / kió / káu
IPA
[kòʊ] · [kɐw˧˥]

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Years and the Five Elements

2018

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

Dog (zodiac)

Nodes13
Edges12
Triples16
Avg. degree1.85
Density0.153846
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

Dog (zodiac)

Top relations

related to External links · 4
Dog (zodiac) → Dog, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
IPA · 2
Dog (zodiac) → [kòʊ], [kɐw˧˥]
Baxter–Sagart (2014) · 1
Dog (zodiac) → *Cə.kˤroʔ
Chinese · 1
Dog (zodiac) → 狗
Fuzhou BUC · 1
Dog (zodiac) → gēu
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
Dog (zodiac) → gǒu
Hokkien POJ · 1
Dog (zodiac) → kó͘ / kió / káu
Jian'ou Romanized · 1
Dog (zodiac) → gě / ě
Jyutping · 1
Dog (zodiac) → gau2
Transcriptions · 1
Dog (zodiac) → TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyingǒuWade–Gileskou3IPA[kòʊ]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationgáuJyutpinggau2IPA[kɐw˧˥]Southern MinHokkien POJkó͘ / kió / káuEastern MinFuz…

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

dog chinese year zodiac also 2018 cycle related earthly branch animal characters countries eleventh 12-year animals appear calendar associated symbol

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Dog (zodiac)Baxter–Sagart (2014)*Cə.kˤroʔ1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)Chinese1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)Fuzhou BUCgēu1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)Hanyu Pinyingǒu1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)Hokkien POJkó͘ / kió / káu1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)IPA[kòʊ]1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)IPA[kɐw˧˥]1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)Jian'ou Romanizedgě / ě1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)Jyutpinggau21.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)TranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyingǒuWade–Gileskou3IPA[kòʊ]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationgáuJyutpinggau2IPA[kɐw˧˥]Southern MinHokkien POJkó͘ / kió / káuEastern MinFuz…1.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)Wade–Gileskou31.00infobox
Dog (zodiac)Yale Romanizationgáu1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.