TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
狼
狼 ＝ 犬 ＋ 良
ㄌㄤˊ · láng
noun — wolf; (in compounds) cruel, ravenous
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犬義a dog — its wild cousin
Tliáng → láng — initial and final hold, only the tone shifts
A dog-like beast (犬), sharp-headed and white-cheeked — the wolf. 良 liáng carries the sound, only the tone moved, the same donor under 郎, 朗, 浪. From the ravenous animal: the wolf 野狼, and the scattered mess of 狼藉, 狼狽.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭像狗（犬）的野獸閃過林子，眼睛發綠——狼。
A dog-like (犬) beast slips through the trees, eyes glinting green — a wolf.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)狼— wolf常用
→狼狽、狼藉— in a sorry mess; scattered, in disarray
⇒狼吞虎嚥— to wolf down, gorge
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension