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狂放 (kuáng fàng) — unruly; unrestrained; wild and free

Definition

A literary word for an 'unrestrained, wild' character or style — describes someone boldly free from convention, often with a positive, vigorous tone. Pairs with 性格, 风格, 精神.

adjective
unrulyunrestrainedwild and free

Examples

  • 狂放，。
    Tā de xìng gé shí fēn kuáng fàng, cóng bù jū nì yú chuán tǒng.
    His personality is very unrestrained; he never sticks to tradition.
  • 狂放，。
    Zhè fú huà fēng gé kuáng fàng, chōng mǎn le shēng mìng lì.
    This painting has an unrestrained style, full of vitality.
  • 狂放。
    Nián qīng rén yǒu shí xū yào yì diǎn kuáng fàng de jīng shén.
    Young people sometimes need a bit of an unrestrained spirit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

狂kuángwild
放fàngunrestrained

狂 adds wildness and 放 adds lack of restraint, giving an unruly, free manner.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng放fàng
Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

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