Chinese symbol for “mad”
狂
kuáng
mad; wild; violent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mad is 狂 (kuáng), defined as: mad; wild; violent.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “mad”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疯魔 (瘋魔) | fēng mó | mad; insane; to be fascinated |
| 疯 (瘋) | fēng | insane; mad |
| 发狂 (發狂) | fā kuáng | crazy; mad |
| 癫狂 (癲狂) | diān kuáng | deranged; mad |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 狂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疯狂 (瘋狂) | fēng kuáng | crazy; frenzied; wild |
| 狂热 (狂熱) | kuáng rè | zealotry; fanatical |
| 狂欢 (狂歡) | kuáng huān | party; carousal |
| 狂野 | kuáng yě | coarse and wild |
| 狂风 (狂風) | kuáng fēng | gale; squall |
| 抓狂 | zhuā kuáng | (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out (from Taiwanese 掠狂, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mad”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.