狞
獰níng
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fierce-looking
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
狞 pairs 犭 dog or animal with 宁 níng, which supplies the sound. The animal part gives a wild feeling, and the first sense was 'ferocious, evil'. It later grew to describe a fierce look.
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