猖 (chāng) is a Chinese character meaning “ferocious”. It is written from 犭 (dog / beast radical (side form of 犬)) and 昌 (flourishing; prosperous), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
犭 + 昌
Left–right structure
Structure from: Unicode U+7316 与 hanzi-writer-data 现代字形核验（左「犭」3 笔 + 右「昌」8 笔 = 11 笔）；形声分析：犭表义，昌 chāng 表音
Memory aid
The beast radical (犭) beside 昌 (two suns stacked, "flourishing"): a wild animal running loose in broad daylight, out of control. Both parts are really written in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 猖狂chāng kuángwild and reckless; rampant猖 = chāng
- 猖獗chāng juérampant; running wild (of disease, crime, etc.)猖 = chāng
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All readings
wild; unruly
ferocious; wild; unrestrained (mainly in 猖狂 and 猖獗)
凶猛放肆，任意妄为。多用于「猖狂」「猖獗」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 猖狂chāng kuángwild and reckless; rampant猖 = chāng
- 猖獗chāng juérampant; running wild (of disease, crime, etc.)猖 = chāng
Sound component
昌 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 猖 mean?
猖 (chāng) means ferocious; wild; unrestrained (mainly in 猖狂 and 猖獗).
How do you pronounce 猖?
It is pronounced chāng.
What parts is 猖 made of?
犭 (dog / beast radical (side form of 犬)) and 昌 (flourishing; prosperous), side by side. The recorded source is: Unicode U+7316 与 hanzi-writer-data 现代字形核验（左「犭」3 笔 + 右「昌」8 笔 = 11 笔）；形声分析：犭表义，昌 chāng 表音. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 猖 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 猖?
犭. 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 猖?
Common ones are 猖狂 and 猖獗. The reading of 猖 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.