狂 (kuáng) — wild, unrestrained (of behavior, emotions); violent, fierce (of natural forces); arrogant, overbearing (of attitude)
Definition
As an adjective 狂 means 'wild, crazy' (behavior, emotions, forces) or 'arrogant, overbearing' (attitude). It pairs with 疯 for the crazy sense (更口语、程度更强) and with 霸道 for arrogance (更强势专横).
adjective
wildunrestrained (of behavior, emotions)violentfierce (of natural forces)arrogantoverbearing (of attitude)
Examples
- ，。Tā kuáng xiào bù zhǐ, dà jiā dōu jué de qí guài.He laughed wildly without stopping, and everyone thought it was strange.
- ，。Zuó wǎn guā qǐ le kuáng fēng, shù dōu dǎo le.Last night violent winds blew up, and trees fell down.
- 狂，。Tā zuì jìn tài kuáng le, shuí yě bú fàng zài yǎn lǐ.He's been too arrogant lately, looking down on everyone.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
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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