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ferocious

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Mammals
zhēng
ソウ、ショウ
Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 爭 represents the sound.
Components
犭 dog (side)+ 爭 contend =
猙 ferocious
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
爭 Phonetic component
contend
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Notes
Similar Characters
犯 criminal犰 armadillo犴 a wild dog犷 rude (simp)犸 mammoth (simp)犹 similar (simp)狁 a tribe of狂 crazy狃 to covet狄 tribe from northern china狈 animal (simp)狉 fox-cub狍 species狎 be familiar with狐 fox狒 baboon狗 dog狙 an ape狞 ferocious appearance (simp)狠 ruthless
Chinese
狰 / 猙 [zhēng]
hideous; fierce-looking
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
狰狞 [zhēng​níng] #28,919
malevolent