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  1. 狰 is the 4038th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (dog), (knife), (pig snout), (hook)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zheng1 - hideous/fierce-looking

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 狰 (zheng1): The component 争 is pronounced as 'zheng1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

狰狞 (猙獰)

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  1. 狞 is the 3451st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 2 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (dog), (roof), (one), (hook)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ning2 - fierce-looking

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 狞 (ning2): The component 宁 is pronounced as 'ning2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 狞 (ning2): The component 宁 is pronounced as 'ning4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

狰狞 (猙獰)

Medium Frequency

狞笑 (獰笑)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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