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猖

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ferocious

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Strokes
11
Radical
犬 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
猖
Common rank
#3,823
Unicode
U+7316

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Formation & memory

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How 猖 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

犭 meaning “dog” + 昌 sound ( chāng )

Components 犭 昌

Words with 猖

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
猖乱 chāng luàn wild and disorderly
猖狂 chāng kuáng savage; furious
猖猖狂狂 chāng chāng kuáng kuáng wild; hurried and confused; hell-for-leather
猖披 chāng pī dishevelled; wild; unrestrained
猖厉 chāng lì mad and violent
猖獗 chāng jué to be rampant; to run wild

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 昌 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
昌 sound part chāng sunlight; good, proper; prosperous
唱 chàng to sing, to chant, to call; ditty, song
娼 chāng prostitute, harlot
鲳 chāng silvery pomfret, Stromateoides argenteus
菖 chāng iris, sweet flag, Calamus