How to Write 獗 (jué) — Meaning “Rampant; unrestrained”

Imagine a wild dog (犭) that is so rampagious it 'jumps' everywhere — the sound 'jué' reminds you of 'jump' and the crazy energy. Another trick: think of 'jue' as 'jump' + 'leap' to picture the rampage.

Write the left radical 犭 first: a left dot, then a downward hook, then a small left stroke (犭 has three strokes total). The right side 厥 has 12 strokes; start with the top 厂, then add the 屮 and 人 parts. Common mistake: making the left radical too wide — keep it narrow and balanced with the right side.

獗 (jué) means 'rampant' and is used in words like 猖獗, while 猿 (yuán) means 'ape' (the right side is 袁) and 獍 (jìng) is a mythical beast. Visually, the right side of 獗 is 厥, 猿 uses 袁, and 獍 uses 竟 — so the shapes are clearly different.

獗 is almost always used in the compound 猖獗 (chāng jué) to describe something rampant like crime, disease, or evil. It is a formal, literary word found in news or serious writing, not in everyday conversation. Culturally, it often appears in warnings about 'rampant corruption' or 'rampant inflation'.

Common words containing 獗 include: 猖獗 (chāng jué) — Rampant / Raging; 猖獗一时 (chāng jué yī shí) — Rampant for a time; 猖獗无度 (chāng jué wú dù) — Unrestrainedly rampant.