狂 meaning and stroke order
Mad; wild; violent
How to write 狂, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 狂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- mad
- wild
- violent
How 狂 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Dog.
犭 gives the meaning and 王 hints at the sound.
Radical: 犭 (dog), shared by 88 characters on this site.
How to remember 狂
狂 combines the dog radical 犭 (meaning animal or dog) with 王 (wáng), which gives the sound. Picture a dog that thinks it is king 王 and runs around wild and mad.
狂 (kuáng) rarely stands alone in speech. It usually appears in words like 疯狂 (fēngkuáng, crazy), 狂欢 (kuánghuān, to party wildly), and the casual 抓狂 (zhuākuáng, to be driven crazy). Example: 这个消息让我抓狂。(Zhège xiāoxi ràng wǒ zhuākuáng.) This news is driving me crazy.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 狂 with 玉 or 主 on the right instead of 王. The right side is plain 王 with three horizontal strokes and no dot. Also remember the tone is second tone kuáng, not fourth tone like 况 (kuàng).
Common words with 狂
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 疯狂 | fēngkuáng | crazy; frenzied; wild | HSK 5 |
| 狂欢 | kuánghuān | party; carousal | HSK 7-9 |
| 狂热 | kuángrè | zealotry; fanatical | HSK 7-9 |
| 狂欢节 | kuánghuānjié | carnival | HSK 7-9 |
| 猖狂 | chāngkuáng | savage; furious | HSK 7-9 |
| 抓狂 | zhuākuáng | (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; | |
| 狂野 | kuángyě | coarse and wild | |
| 发狂 | fākuáng | crazy; mad | |
| 杀人狂 | shārénkuáng | homicidal maniac | |
| 狂人 | kuángrén | madman | |
| 狂暴 | kuángbào | frantic; berserk | |
| 狂风 | kuángfēng | gale; squall | |
| 狂奔 | kuángbēn | to run like crazy; to rush | |
| 虐待狂 | nüèdàikuáng | sadism; sadist |
狂 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 狂
Learning 狂 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 狂
How many strokes are in 狂?
狂 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 狂 mean?
狂 (kuáng) means mad; wild; violent. A common word with it is 疯狂 (fēngkuáng), meaning "crazy; frenzied; wild".
How do you pronounce 狂?
狂 is pronounced kuáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 狂?
The radical of 狂 is 犭, which carries the idea of "dog". Dictionaries list 狂 under this radical.
Is 狂 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 狂 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 狂 and 疯?
疯 (fēng) usually describes mental illness or acting crazy, and it often stands alone, as in 他疯了 (tā fēng le). 狂 stresses wild, unrestrained energy and mostly appears inside compounds like 狂欢 or 狂热. Together they form 疯狂, the most common word for crazy.
Can 狂 describe a person's personality?
Yes. 狂 can mean arrogant or unrestrained, as in 他很狂 (tā hěn kuáng), meaning he is cocky or full of himself. This sense is common in casual speech.