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狂热 (kuáng rè) — (adjective) fanatical, extremely enthusiastic

Definition

狂热 (kuángrè) describes an extreme, often irrational passion for something — stronger and more intense than 热心, which is warm and helpful enthusiasm. Unlike 疯狂 or 猖狂, which describe wild behavior, 狂热 focuses on the feeling itself.

adjective
fanaticalextremely enthusiastic

Examples

  • 狂热。
    Tā shì gè kuáng rè de zú qiú mí.
    He is a fanatical football fan.
  • 狂热。
    Zhè zhǒng kuáng rè de qíng xù chōng mǎn le zhěng gè fáng jiān.
    This feverish mood filled the entire room.
  • 狂热。
    Tā duì zhè ge jì huà biǎo xiàn chū kuáng rè de zhī chí.
    He showed fanatical support for this plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

狂kuángwild
热rèhot

狂, wild, and 热, hot, together give intense, fanatical enthusiasm.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
㞷
㞷㞷狂kuáng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

狂 pairs 犭 (dog) with 㞷, which gives the sound; 㞷 is an old form of a character meaning 'to go'.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì熱rè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

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