狂 kuáng insane
insane; mad; wild; violent
How it came to be
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
The oldest form puts a dog beside the old sign for going, which gives the sound.
用法
- Describes wild, unrestrained intensity, of behavior, weather, or emotion, rather than clinical madness: 疯狂 fēngkuáng (crazy/frantic) is the everyday word for over-the-top or reckless behavior.
- 狂欢 kuánghuān (to revel/party wildly) and 狂热 kuángrè (fanatical, zealous) describe intense collective excitement or obsession.
- Very productive as a suffix meaning "-holic/fanatic": 购物狂 gòuwùkuáng (shopaholic), 工作狂 gōngzuòkuáng (workaholic), a pattern learners can reuse freely.