犷
guǎng

fierce

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 广 represents the sound. Simplified form of 獷.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

广
广 Sound component
guǎng roof

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

獷 fierce Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 廣 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

廣
廣 Sound component
guǎng wide

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʷaŋʔ
kʷraːŋʔ

說文解字

犬獷獷不可附也。从犬廣聲。漁陽有獷平縣。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)