Meaning of 狂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- mad
- wild
- violent
How to use 狂
狂 describes wild, uncontrolled, or extreme behavior, and it usually appears inside compounds like 疯狂 (fēngkuáng) or 狂欢 (kuánghuān). It can also describe arrogance in a person. Example: 他最近工作太多，快抓狂了。(Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò tài duō, kuài zhuākuáng le.) He has had too much work lately and is about to lose it.
狂 is made of the dog radical 犭 on the left and 王 (wáng, king) on the right. Picture a dog that thinks it is king, running wild and out of control.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 玉 or 主 instead of 王, or confuse 狂 with 往 (wǎng, toward), which also has 王-like parts but uses the step radical 彳. Also remember the tone is second tone, kuáng, not fourth.
狂 in example sentences
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狂 kuáng · mad · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 狂.
| 疯狂 | fēngkuáng | crazy; frenzied; wild |
| 狂欢 | kuánghuān | party; carousal |
| 狂热 | kuángrè | zealotry; fanatical |
| 狂欢节 | kuánghuānjié | carnival |
| 猖狂 | chāngkuáng | savage; furious |
| 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 |
Questions about 狂
What does 狂 mean?
狂 (kuáng) means "mad; wild" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 狂?
狂 is made of 1 character: 狂 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 狂 an HSK word?
Yes. 狂 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 狂 and 疯?
疯 (fēng) is the more common everyday word for crazy or insane, and it can stand alone, as in 你疯了 (nǐ fēng le). 狂 more often means wild, frenzied, or arrogant and usually appears in compounds. 疯狂 combines both for a strong sense of crazy or frantic.
Can 狂 be used before a verb to mean doing something intensely?
Yes. In casual speech 狂 can come before a verb to mean doing it like crazy, as in 狂吃 (kuáng chī, eat like crazy) or 狂笑 (kuáng xiào, laugh wildly). This use is informal and common online.