狂
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Translingual
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Han character
狂 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 大竹一土 (KHMG), four-corner 41214, composition ⿰犭王)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 707, character 20
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20287
- Dae Jaweon: page 1120, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1334, character 4
- Unihan data for U+72C2
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
狂 | |
|---|---|---|
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 皇 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 惶 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 遑 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 堭 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 煌 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 餭 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 騜 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 艎 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 隍 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 湟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 徨 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 篁 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 蝗 | *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs |
| 凰 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 偟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 媓 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 韹 | *ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 葟 | *ɡʷaːŋ |
| 皝 | *ɡʷaːŋʔ |
| 汪 | *qʷaːŋ, *qʷaːŋs, *qʷaŋʔ |
| 尪 | *qʷaːŋ |
| 迋 | *kʷaŋʔ, *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs |
| 逛 | *kʷaŋʔ |
| 誑 | *kʷaŋs, *ɡʷaŋ, *kʷaŋs |
| 匡 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 筐 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 框 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 眶 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 誆 | *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs |
| 邼 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 恇 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 劻 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 洭 | *kʰʷaŋ |
| 軭 | *kʰʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋ |
| 狂 | *ɡʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs |
| 軖 | *ɡʷaŋ |
| 鵟 | *ɡʷaŋ |
| 俇 | *ɡʷaŋʔ |
| 王 | *ɢʷaŋ, *ɢʷaŋs |
| 蚟 | *ɢʷaŋ |
| 彺 | *ɢʷaŋ |
| 旺 | *ɢʷaŋs |
| 諻 | *qʰʷraːŋ |
| 喤 | *qʰʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 瑝 | *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 鍠 | *ɡʷraːŋ |
| 揘 | *ɡʷaŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡʷaŋ, *ɡʷaŋs) : semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 㞷 (). The latter is the ancient form of 往 (OC *ɢʷaŋ, “to go”).
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Definitions
狂
- (of dogs) to go crazy; to act aggressively
- mad; insane; crazy
- wildly arrogant; conceited; stiff-necked
- as one pleases; as one likes; whatever one wants; wildly
- (literary, or in compounds) violent; ferocious
- (literary, or in compounds) roaring; enormous
- (Southern Min) flustered; hurried
- (Eastern Min) to become angry
- (Southern Min) to be hot for; to be crazy about
- (Southern Min, of animal) to be in heat
- † Original form of 誑／诳 (kuáng, “to cheat; to deceive”).
- † Alternative form of 往 (“to go to”)
Synonyms
- (mad):
Dialectal synonyms of 瘋 (“mad; crazy; insane”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 痴, 狂, 癲 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 瘋, 狂, 瘋癲, 瘋狂 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 瘋 |
| Taiwan | 瘋 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 痴 | |
| Luoyang | 瘋 | |
| Xi'an | 瘋 | |
| Ürümqi | 瘋 | |
| Guiyang | 瘋 | |
| Liuzhou | 癲 | |
| Yangzhou | 瘋 | |
| Singapore | 神經病, 有毛病 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 癲, 黐線, 黐筋, 黐孖筋, short |
| Hong Kong | 癲, 黐線, 黐筋, 黐孖筋, 黐膠花, short, 黐總掣, 黐大掣 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 癲, 黐線 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 瘋 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 癲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 癲 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 痟 |
| Quanzhou | 痟 | |
| Yongchun | 痟 | |
| Zhangzhou | 痟, 魔 | |
| Zhao'an | 痟 | |
| Tainan | 痟 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 痟 | |
| Chaozhou | 痟 | |
| Shantou | 痟 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 痟 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 痟 | |
| Jieyang | 痟 | |
| Haifeng | 癲 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 痟 | |
| Leizhou | 痟神 | |
| Wenchang | 發痟 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 發痟 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 痴 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 痴 | |
| Danyang | 瘋 | |
| Hangzhou | 瘋 | |
| Wenzhou | 癲 | |
| Jinhua | 癲 | |
| Xiang | Loudi | 瘋 |
- (arrogant):
- 傲慢 (àomàn)
- 兀傲 (wù'ào) (literary)
- 囂俳／嚣俳 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 囂張／嚣张 (xiāozhāng)
- 沙塵／沙尘 (saa1 can4) (Cantonese)
- 滿／满 (mǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 滿盈／满盈 (mǎnyíng) (literary)
- 牙擦 (Cantonese)
- 牛氣／牛气 (niúqi) (regional)
- 狂妄 (kuángwàng)
- 矜貴／矜贵 (jīnguì) (literary)
- 空歁 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
- 自大 (zìdà)
- 自恃 (zìshì)
- 自滿／自满 (zìmǎn)
- 自負／自负 (zìfù)
- 自高 (zìgāo)
- 起市 (hei2 si4*) (Taishanese)
- 起徛 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 驕傲／骄傲 (jiāo'ào)
- 驕橫／骄横 (jiāohèng)
- 驕矜／骄矜 (jiāojīn) (literary)
- 驕縱／骄纵 (jiāozòng)
- 高傲 (gāo'ào)
- 高慢 (gāomàn)
- (as one pleases):
- (violent):
Compounds
- 佯狂
- 力挽狂瀾／力挽狂澜 (lìwǎnkuánglán)
- 喪心病狂／丧心病狂 (sàngxīnbìngkuáng)
- 大喜若狂
- 如痴如狂
- 如醉如狂
- 孟浪輕狂／孟浪轻狂
- 工作狂 (gōngzuòkuáng)
- 張狂／张狂 (zhāngkuáng)
- 心狂火著 (sim-kông-hóe-to̍h) (Min Nan)
- 抓狂 (zhuākuáng)
- 放狂乖
- 暴露狂 (bàolùkuáng)
- 楚狂
- 欣喜若狂 (xīnxǐruòkuáng)
- 歡喜若狂／欢喜若狂 (huānxǐruòkuáng)
- 歡欣若狂／欢欣若狂
- 浪蝶狂蜂
- 清狂
- 狂三詐四／狂三诈四
- 狂且
- 狂乖
- 狂亂／狂乱 (kuángluàn)
- 狂人 (kuángrén)
- 狂傲
- 狂吠 (kuángfèi)
- 狂吟老監／狂吟老监
- 狂哮
- 狂喜 (kuángxǐ)
- 狂嗥 (kuángháo)
- 狂嘯／狂啸
- 狂士
- 狂夫
- 狂奔 (kuángbēn)
- 狂奴故態／狂奴故态
- 狂妄 (kuángwàng)
- 狂妄自大 (kuángwàngzìdà)
- 狂嫖濫賭／狂嫖滥赌
- 狂客
- 狂徒 (kuángtú)
- 狂恣
- 狂悖
- 狂想
- 狂想曲 (kuángxiǎngqǔ)
- 狂態／狂态
- 狂放 (kuángfàng)
- 狂暴 (kuángbào)
- 狂朋怪友
- 狂歌
- 狂歡／狂欢 (kuánghuān)
- 狂氣／狂气
- 狂潮 (kuángcháo)
- 狂濤／狂涛
- 狂濤巨浪／狂涛巨浪
- 狂濤駭浪／狂涛骇浪
- 狂瀉／狂泻
- 狂瀾／狂澜 (kuánglán)
- 狂熱／狂热 (kuángrè)
- 狂熱分子／狂热分子
- 狂犬病 (kuángquǎnbìng)
- 狂狗
- 狂狷 (kuángjuàn)
- 狂生
- 狂疾
- 狂相
- 狂瞽
- 狂童
- 狂笑 (kuángxiào)
- 狂簡／狂简 (kuángjiǎn)
- 狂花病葉／狂花病叶
- 狂草 (kuángcǎo)
- 狂華／狂华
- 狂蕩／狂荡
- 狂藥／狂药 (kuángyào)
- 狂蜂浪蝶 (kuángfēnglàngdié)
- 狂言 (kuángyán)
- 狂誕／狂诞
- 狂賊／狂贼
- 狂跌
- 狂迷
- 狂野 (kuángyě)
- 狂風／狂风 (kuángfēng)
- 狂風大作／狂风大作
- 狂風大浪／狂风大浪
- 狂風暴雨／狂风暴雨 (kuángfēngbàoyǔ)
- 狂風烈日／狂风烈日
- 狂風駭浪／狂风骇浪 (kuángfēnghàilàng)
- 狂風驟雨／狂风骤雨 (kuángfēngzhòuyǔ)
- 狂飆／狂飙 (kuángbiāo)
- 狂飲／狂饮 (kuángyǐn)
- 狂魂怨鬼
- 猖狂 (chāngkuáng)
- 猖猖狂狂
- 獝狂
- 疏狂
- 痴狂 (chīkuáng)
- 瘋狂／疯狂 (fēngkuáng)
- 癲狂／癫狂 (diānkuáng)
- 發狂／发狂 (fākuáng)
- 眼狂心熱／眼狂心热
- 舉國若狂／举国若狂
- 色情狂 (sèqíngkuáng)
- 荒狂
- 虐待狂 (nüèdàikuáng)
- 被虐待狂
- 被髮佯狂／被发佯狂
- 被髮陽狂／被发阳狂
- 解髮佯狂／解发佯狂
- 言狂意妄
- 誇大狂／夸大狂 (kuādàkuáng)
- 賣狂／卖狂
- 躁狂 (zàokuáng)
- 躍躍狂徒／跃跃狂徒
- 輕狂／轻狂 (qīngkuáng)
- 輕狂百勢／轻狂百势
- 醉舞狂歌
- 醒狂
- 陽狂／阳狂
- 陽狂自免／阳狂自免
- 驕矜狂妄／骄矜狂妄
- 驟雨狂風／骤雨狂风
- 高陽狂客／高阳狂客
Descendants
References
- “狂”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
狂
Readings
- Go-on: ごう (gō)
- Kan-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)
- Kun: くるう (kuruu, 狂う, Jōyō); くるおしい (kuruoshii, 狂おしい, Jōyō); ふれる (fureru, 狂れる)
Korean
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
Hanja
狂 (eumhun 미칠 광 (michil gwang))
Vietnamese
Han character
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