狼 láng wolf
How to remember 狼: 犭 dog + 良 good = wolf. The dog barks all night, and the shepherd says only a good nose can smell the wolf in the forest.
Component breakdown
狼 = 犭 dog + 良 good
- 犭 dog
- 良 good
The dog barks all night, and the shepherd says only a good nose can smell the wolf in the forest.
How it is used
- Wolf - 狼 evokes greed and cruelty in idioms: 狼心狗肺 (lángxīn-gǒufèi) heartless and ungrateful.
- 狼吞虎咽 (lángtūn-hǔyàn) = to wolf down food ravenously.
- 狼狈 (lángbèi) = in a sorry/awkward plight: 狼狈不堪 in an utterly wretched state.
- 狼狈为奸 (lángbèi-wéijiān) = to collude in evil-doing.