狂 (kuáng)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 往 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“狂，狾犬也。从犬，聲。忹，古文从心。”

Components

• 犭 (meaning) — 犭 is a component form of 犬.
• 往 (sound, remnant)