猖 chāng mad
mad; wild
怎么记住“猖”: 犭 dog + 昌 prosperous = mad. The dog of the prosperous banker gets loose at the garden party and runs straight through the cake table, completely mad.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
猖 = 犭 dog + 昌 prosperous
- 犭 dog meaning
- 昌 prosperous sound
The dog of the prosperous banker gets loose at the garden party and runs straight through the cake table, completely mad.
How it came to be
The dog gives the meaning and the sign for prosperous the sound.
用法
- Occurs in 猖狂 (chāngkuáng) and 猖獗 (chāngjué): rampant, unbridled, running wild: 敌人猖狂进攻 (dírén chāngkuáng jìngōng) the enemy attacking savagely, 盗版猖獗 (dàobǎn chāngjué) piracy running rampant. Pejorative; conveys aggressive, out-of-control behavior.