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The character '狞', originally represented by the traditional form '獰', combines the beast radical '犭' with the phonetic element '寧' to denote a ferocious or hideous quality linked to animalistic fierceness. Its etymology points to an initial conception centered on the wild nature of creatures, which gradually extended to describe human countenances or behaviors exhibiting similar terror. The simplified version '狞' maintains the canine radical but replaces the phonetic with '宁', a streamlined graphical alteration that does not alter the character's fundamental pronunciation or meaning. Over centuries, the term's usage has solidified around conveying alarming distortion or menace, often appearing in fixed compounds that reinforce its association with threatening appearances.
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他的表情很狰狞。
怪兽的样子非常狰狞。
在黑暗中，他的脸显得狰狞。
这部电影的反派角色很狰狞。
风暴中的海浪显得狰狞。
他的内心充满了狰狞的念头。
随着局势恶化，他的表情越来越狰狞。
在神话故事中，恶魔的形象被描绘得极其狰狞。