狂 (kuáng) is a Chinese character meaning “mad”. It is written from 犭 (dog / beast radical (side form of 犬)) and 王 (king), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
犭 + 王
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 狂，狾犬也。从犬㞷聲（现代字形分作 ⿰犭王，笔画分组据 hanzi-writer-data 3+4=7）
Memory aid
The beast radical 犭 on the left, the king 王 on the right: a beast that thinks it is king goes wild. Both parts really are in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 狂妄kuáng wàngarrogant; presumptuous狂 = kuáng
- 狂吠kuáng fèito bark wildly; to bark furiously狂 = kuáng
- 狂奔kuáng bēnto run wildly; to dash madly狂 = kuáng
- 猖狂chāng kuángwild and reckless; rampant狂 = kuáng
- 疯狂fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild狂 = kuáng
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All readings
wild; mad
mad; crazy; wild; unrestrained; violent (of wind, rain); arrogant
精神失常；也指放纵不受约束、势头猛烈，或狂妄自大。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 狂妄kuáng wàngarrogant; presumptuous狂 = kuáng
- 狂吠kuáng fèito bark wildly; to bark furiously狂 = kuáng
- 狂奔kuáng bēnto run wildly; to dash madly狂 = kuáng
- 猖狂chāng kuángwild and reckless; rampant狂 = kuáng
- 疯狂fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild狂 = kuáng
Sound component
王 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 狂 mean?
狂 (kuáng) means mad; crazy; wild; unrestrained; violent (of wind, rain); arrogant.
How do you pronounce 狂?
It is pronounced kuáng.
What parts is 狂 made of?
犭 (dog / beast radical (side form of 犬)) and 王 (king), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 狂，狾犬也。从犬㞷聲（现代字形分作 ⿰犭王，笔画分组据 hanzi-writer-data 3+4=7）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 狂 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 狂?
犬. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 狂?
Common ones are 狂妄 and 狂吠. The reading of 狂 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.