犷

犷 · guǎng

fierce, rude, uncivilized

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

fierce, rude, uncivilized

Mandarin
guǎng
Cantonese
gwong2

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+72B7
Radical
犬 · 94
Strokes
6 · Unihan
Residual
3

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

6 strokes
犷
Strokes
6
Convention
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6 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿰犭广(G)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 犷

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

獷

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
guǎng
kCantonese
gwong2
kDefinition
fierce, rude, uncivilized
kTotalStrokes
6
kRSUnicode
94.3
kTraditionalVariant
U+7377
kTGH
2013:3617

Readings across dictionaries

Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
guǎng 0415.060
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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2dictionary records using 犷0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
犭 beside 广 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰犭广$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰犭广$(G)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.