狂 kuáng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 王 king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
狂欢
kuánghuān
to revel; revelry; carnival
Characters in this word
欢 huān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
Example phrases
- 球队夺冠后，整座城市通宵狂欢，广场上的歌声一直持续到清晨。 Qiúduì duóguàn hòu, zhěng zuò chéngshì tōngxiāo kuánghuān, guǎngchǎng shàng de gēshēng yìzhí chíxù dào qīngchén. After the team won the championship, the whole city revelled all night, with singing in the square continuing until dawn.
- 新年夜，大家在街上唱歌跳舞，尽情狂欢。 Xīnnián yè, dàjiā zài jiēshang chànggē tiàowǔ, jìnqíng kuánghuān. On New Year's Eve, everyone sang and danced in the street and celebrated to the full.
- 孩子们在生日派对上狂欢到很晚。 Háizimen zài shēngrì pàiduì shang kuánghuān dào hěn wǎn. The children partied wildly until late at the birthday party.
Related words
- 疯狂 fēngkuáng crazy; wildly
- 狂 kuáng wild; crazy
- 猖狂 chāngkuáng rampant; unbridled
- 狂热 kuángrè fanatical; feverish; zealous
- 喜欢 xǐhuan to like
- 欢迎 huānyíng to welcome
- 欢乐 huānlè joyful; joy
- 悲欢离合 bēihuānlíhé joys and sorrows; partings and reunions
- 欢呼 huānhū to cheer; to acclaim
- 欢聚 huānjù to gather joyfully; to reunite happily
- 欢快 huānkuài cheerful; lively
- 欢声笑语 huānshēngxiàoyǔ cheerful voices and laughter