猾

huá
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Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

猾 pairs 犭 (dog) with 骨 (bones with meat) as picture parts; 骨 also supplies the sound, though the link is not obvious in Mandarin. It first meant 'to throw into disorder.' That grew to 'cunning, crafty.'

Drawn as: dog; bones with meat

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