尨
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Meaning: shaggy dog
💡 Imagine a dog (犬) with extra strokes for shaggy fur.
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Character Story & Explanation
尨 (máng) depicts a shaggy dog with a thick, bristly coat. Originally referring to a hairy dog, it later extended to mean mixed, motley, or diverse (as in 尨杂). The character combines the radical 犬 (dog) with strokes suggesting fur. In classical texts, 尨 also appears as a variant of 庞 (páng, huge).
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