kuáng

insane, mad

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
犭 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

is a component form of .

王 sound component

  Sound component

wángwàng

  

king

Evolution

狂 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
狂 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
狂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
狂 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

kuáng

insane, mad; violent; wild; mad

Most common words with 狂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

疯狂

crazy

mad

狂欢

party

狂热

zealotry

发狂

crazy

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)