狂怒 (kuáng nù) — fury, rage; to be furious, to rage | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

furyrageto be furiousto rage

Examples

狂怒。
Tā xīn zhōng de kuáng nù nán yǐ píng xī.
The fury in his heart was hard to calm.
狂怒。
Tā duì jīng lǐ de wú lǐ pī píng kuáng nù bù yǐ.
He raged endlessly at the manager's unreasonable criticism.
狂怒。
Nà chǎng jī liè de zhēng lùn ràng tā xiàn rù le kuáng nù zhī zhōng.
That intense argument plunged him into rage.

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.

The “狂” of wild intensity and the “怒” of anger combine to express furious rage.

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'.

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

心奴怒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

奴

奴nú怒nù

Same sound today

怒 pairs 心 (heart) with 奴, which is used for its sound rather than its meaning of slave.

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