Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 良 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
狼
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
狼
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
狼
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
狼
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狼
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狼
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
狼 [láng]
wolf; CL:匹[pǐ],隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
Japanese
noun
- wolf (Canis lupus)
- wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
狼 うるふ
Urufu surname
狼 おおかみ
Ookami surname
CHINESE WORDS (87)
狼狈 [lángbèi] #17,779
in a difficult situation
狼狈 [lángbèi] #17,779
in a difficult situation
色狼 [sèláng] #13,017
lecher
天狼星 [Tiānlángxīng] #12,194
Sirius, a double star in constellation Canis Major 大犬座
狼藉 [lángjí] #19,510
in a mess
豺狼 [cháiláng] #17,145
jackal and wolf
声名狼藉 [shēngmínglángjí] #15,627
to have a bad reputation
声名狼藉 [shēngmínglángjí] #15,627
to have a bad reputation
黄鼠狼 [huángshǔláng] #18,043
see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huángyòu]
黄鼠狼 [huángshǔláng] #18,043
see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huángyòu]
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JAPANESE WORDS (55)
狼狽 [ろうばい] #6,575
confusion
狼狽える [うろたえる] #14,058
to be flustered
人狼 [じんろう] #23,110
werewolf
狼藉 [ろうぜき] #23,913
disorder
狼煙 [のろし] #26,364
beacon
一匹狼 [いっぴきおおかみ] #33,360
lone wolf
狼男 [おおかみおとこ] #40,773
(male) werewolf
狼藉者 [ろうぜきもの] #45,007
rioter
送り狼 [おくりおおかみ] #59,143
man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
餓狼 [がろう] #64,954
hungry wolf
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KOREAN WORDS (1)