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CHINESE CHARACTER

kuáng

狂

狂

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mad

Numbered pinyin
kuang2
English meanings
mad, wild, violent

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 犭; right 王.

Meaning & sound clues

犭 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “dog”.

王 is identified as the sound component (wáng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 狂.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰犭王

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他hěn很kuáng狂。

    He is wild.

  2. 02

    kuáng狂xǐ喜。

    Wild joy.

  3. 03

    kuáng狂fēng风。

    A strong wind.

  4. 04

    fā发kuáng狂。

    Go wild.

  5. 05

    kuáng狂xiào笑。

    Laughed wildly.

  6. 06

    bié别tài太kuáng狂。

    Don't go too wild.

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