Chinese Character 狞 Meanings and components.

Form

狞

Meaning

狞 meaning[3] in English

Fierce-Looking.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 狞 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are three-stroke form of … (犭) , and to store (宁)

Its radical[1] is: 犬 (quan3) which means: Dog, Kangxi Radical 94, .犬quan3dog

In cangjie it is written with KHJMN

How to write 狞

To write狞ning2fierce-looking you should write a combination of 犭quan3three-stroke form … , 宁ning2to store arranged in a 吅 shape:

犭 + 宁 = 狞

狞 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 狞 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 狞, looks as follow:

狞
Pinyin:ning2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Fierce-Looking
犭
Pinyin:quan3
Meaning[3]: Three-Stroke Form Of Kangxi Radical 94 犬[Quan3]
宁
Pinyin:ning2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Store . To Stand . Space Between The Door And The Entrance Screen
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
丁
Pinyin:ding1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Ding
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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