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The character "猖" is structured with the semantic component 犭, indicating a dog, and the phonetic component 昌. Its original meaning referred to a mad or rabid dog, conveying a sense of frenzy. Over time, this meaning extended metaphorically to describe wild, unruly, and rampant behavior in humans, as seen in compounds like "猖狂" for reckless fury and "猖獗" for widespread unrestraint. This shift from a literal animal attribute to a figurative human characteristic illustrates a semantic expansion based on behavioral analogy.
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他的行为很猖狂。
犯罪活动很猖獗。
猖狂的敌人被击败了。
这些谣言在网上很猖獗。
打击猖獗的非法贸易是当务之急。
他猖狂的态度引起了大家的不满。
在政府的严厉打击下，猖獗的腐败现象有所减少。
面对猖狂的竞争对手，公司必须采取创新策略。