狂 kuáng — conceited; mad
窗外刮起了狂风。Chuāng wài guā qǐ le kuáng fēng.A wild wind blew up outside the window.
Common words: 疯狂 (fēng kuáng)、猖狂 (chāng kuáng)、狂欢 (kuáng huān)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "mad"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "mad", including 狂 (kuáng), 疯 (fēng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "mad" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 狂 (kuáng), 疯 (fēng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span kuáng, fēng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 狂 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 狂 kuángconceited; madUseful words: 疯狂, 猖狂
- 疯 fēnginsane; mad; wildUseful words: 疯狂, 疯子
Common words for these 2 "mad" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 狂 (kuáng) — so "mad" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "mad".
疯 fēng — insane; mad; wild
这个消息在网上疯传。Zhè ge xiāo xi zài wǎng shàng fēng chuán.This news spread like wildfire online.
Common words: 疯狂 (fēng kuáng)、疯子 (fēng zi)、发疯 (fā fēng)
All 2 characters
Open 狂、疯 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.