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猖 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
くる.うkuru.u
Meaning
to run wild; rampant

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Dog 犬 with 昌 as phonetic: a dog running mad, hence rampant.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 猖獗しょうけつ

    rampancy

  • 猖狂しょうきょう

    raving; wild

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

疫病(やくびょう)が猖獗(しょうけつ)を極(きわ)める。

The epidemic is at its most rampant.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

猖狂猖獗猖狂crazy獗to run…犲a jack…狄a nort…狃to get…狆a Japa…狒a babo…妝to ado…呏gallon劭to str…炒to sti…杪a tree…
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Compound

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