猾
huá
#3,077 most
frequent character
sly
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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