How to Write 狂 (kuáng) — Meaning “Mad, wild, or arrogant.”

Imagine a king (王) acting like a mad dog (犭) — running wildly and biting everything. This crazy image connects the radical and component to the meaning "wild" or "mad."

Write the left radical 犭 first with three strokes: a short left-falling stroke, a hook, then a left-falling stroke. Then add 王 on the right with four strokes: horizontal, horizontal, vertical, horizontal. Keep the left side narrow and the right side balanced.

狂 has 王 (king) on the right, while 犯 has 卩 (seal) and 犰 has 九 (nine). 狂 means mad or wild, 犯 means to commit a crime or violate, and 犰 is a rare character for a mythical animal. Visually, focus on the right side component.

狂 appears in common words like 疯狂 (crazy), 狂欢 (carnival), and 狂风 (gale). It often describes extreme emotion or behavior, but in 狂欢, it has a festive, joyful connotation. Chinese festivals may use 狂欢节 to mean "carnival."

Common words containing 狂 include: 疯狂 (fēng kuáng) — crazy; 狂欢 (kuáng huān) — Carnival or wild revelry.; 狂风 (kuáng fēng) — Gale or strong wind..