TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
猖
猖 ＝ 犭 ＋ 昌
ㄔㄤ · chāng
adj — wild, unrestrained, reckless
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犭義a dog, a beastthe animal — running loose
The dog-side (犭) brings the beast off its leash; 昌 chāng on the right carries the sound, unchanged. An animal running with nothing to check it — wild, out of hand: 猖狂、猖獗, behaviour spreading unchecked.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭獸（犭）掙脫繩子，滿地亂竄，誰也攔不住——猖。
A beast (犭) breaks its rope and bolts everywhere, nothing able to stop it — running wild.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)猖狂— wild, unrestrained常用
→猖獗— rampant, running unchecked常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension