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Character « 狞 »

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Character
狞
(8 stroke)
Traditional
獰
Radical
犭
(+5 stroke)
Pinyin
níng

Input methods

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CangjieKHJMN
Bishun35344512
Sijiao43221
UnicodeU+72DE

狞 (獰) níng

General meaning
Definitions
Words

◎ 凶猛，样子凶恶：～视。～笑。狰～。

Adjective

[面目] 凶恶,恶相难看 [hideous]

红肌拂拂酒光狞,当街背拉金吾行。——唐· 顾况《公子行》
如:狞目(凶恶的眼睛);狞毒(凶狠恶毒);狞狰(狰狞,凶恶);狞厉(凶恶可怕)
猛烈,气势大、力量大 [fierce]。如:狞悍(凶悍);狞猛(凶猛);狞暴(凶暴);狞獝(凶狂之人)
通“獰”。弱[weak]

花楼玉凤声娇狞,海绡红文香浅清。——唐· 李贺《秦王饮酒》

Verb

忿怒而视 [look at sb.angrily]

他狞起眼睛望着空中,忽然转为忿怒。——茅盾《子夜》

狞恶 ( 獰惡 ) níng 'è
[hideous and wicked] 狰狞;凶恶

狞恶的神色
狞视 ( 獰視 ) níng shì
[gaze at hideously] 用恶狠狠的眼光看

他愤怒地狞视着对方
狞笑 ( 獰笑 ) níng xiào
[grin hideously;peal of blustering laughter] 凶狠恶毒的笑

敌人狞笑着向我们冲了过来