獠 (liáo): ferocious-looking

Meanings

那怪物露出獠牙，十分可怕。

Nà guàiwù lùchū liáoyá, shífēn kěpà.

The monster bared its fangs and looked terrifying.

野猪长着一对獠牙。

Yězhū zhǎng zhe yí duì liáoyá.

The wild boar has a pair of long, jutting tusks.

usage

Mostly in 獠牙 (a long protruding fang or tusk), used for boars, monsters, and demons. On its own it conveys a fierce, savage appearance.

radical

犭 quǎn

dog; beast

Left 犭 is the dog radical 犬 in left-side form, used for beasts. It frames 獠 as something animal and savage — a fanged beast.

phonetic

尞 liáo

to burn; phonetic

Right 尞 supplies the sound exactly (liáo = liáo). The same phonetic anchors 辽 (distant) and 燎 (to set ablaze).

獠 liáo