狰狞 zhēngníng hideous Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 狰 zhēng fierce-looking Simplified Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 争 represents the sound. Simplified form of 猙. Components 犭 犭 Meaning component quǎn dog 犭 is a component form of 犬. 争 争 Sound component zhēng strife, quarrel Sources Readings & variants Unicode 狞 níng ferocious appearance Simplified Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 宁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 獰. Components 犭 犭 Meaning component quǎn dog 犭 is a component form of 犬. 宁 宁 Sound component níng, nìng peaceful, (storage container) Sources Readings & variants Unicode 猙 fierce-looking Traditional Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 爭 represents the sound. Components 犭 犭 Meaning component quǎn dog 犭 is a component form of 犬. 爭 爭 Sound component zhēng strife, quarrel Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangʔsreːŋzeŋʔ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 獰 ferocious appearance Traditional Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangrnaːŋ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang
