TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
獗
獗 ＝ 犭 ＋ 厥
ㄐㄩㄝˊ · jué
adj — (in 猖獗) rampant, unbridled, running wild
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犭義a dog, a beastthe animal — out of control
厥聲jué — gives the soundexact match — the same 厥 as 厥詞
The dog-side (犭) brings the beast; 厥 jué on the right carries the sound, unchanged. 獗 lives almost entirely inside 猖獗 — a beast no rope can hold, evil or disease spreading with nothing to check it.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一頭獸（犭）狂奔不止，越跑越遠——猖獗的獗。
A beast (犭) tearing on and on, farther with every stride — the 獗 of "rampant."
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)猖獗— rampant, running wild常用
→狂獗— unbridled, raging
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
厥juéthe sound on the right, alone — that, his/her (literary)猖＝ ＋ 昌chāngthe partner in 猖獗 — both ride , the wild beast doubled