狰
猙zhēng
#4,038 most
frequent character
hideous, fierce-looking
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
狰 uses 犭 animal as its meaning part and 争 zhēng for sound. It began as the name of a legendary beast. Later it grew to mean ferocious and hideous.
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