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The character 狂 conveys madness, wildness, or extreme arrogance. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left radical 犭 (quǎn, dog/animal) links it to animalistic behavior, like a rabid dog out of control. The right component 壬 (wáng/rén) provides the sound. Originally meaning a mad dog, it soon extended to describe humans acting with irrational, unrestrained fury. Today, it commonly denotes intense enthusiasm, severe mental instability, or arrogant defiance of social norms.
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狂风暴雨来了。
他对音乐很狂热。
那个想法太疯狂了。
别狂妄自大。
他欣喜若狂。
这首诗充满浪漫的狂想。
这消息引发了一场狂潮。
他在画布上狂野地挥洒色彩。