獰 = 犭 + 寧

獰 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ferocious appearance”. It is built from 犭 (dog) and 寧 (repose).

Keyword: ferocious appearance
Pinyin (Mandarin): níng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: свирепый вид

Decomposition

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犭 dog
寧 repose

How to find 獰 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “repose”. 獰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 獰 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.