guǎng

fierce

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and 广 represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
犭 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

is a component form of .

广 sound component

广  Sound component

yǎnguǎng

  

roof

Evolution

犷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
犷 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
犷 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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guǎng

fierce, rude, uncivilized; rough; uncouth; boorish

Most common words with 犷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

粗犷

rough

rough