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獠

liáo
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 ferocious-looking
  2. 2 protruding fang

Examples

HSK 6
野猪长着一对獠牙。
Yězhū zhǎng zhe yí duì liáoyá.
The wild boar has a pair of long, jutting tusks.
HSK 7-9
那怪物露出獠牙，十分可怕。
Nà guàiwu lùchū liáoyá, shífēn kěpà.
The monster bared its fangs and looked terrifying.

Tips

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.

Components

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).

Stroke Order

獠 liáo