badger
狢 centers on a specific animal: the badger. The meaning is concrete and does not extend into abstract ideas.
狢 combines the animal radical 犭 with 各, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character is used for the badger, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
The animal radical 犭 on the left hints at a creature, and the right side 各 looks like a badger's striped face with a snout. Together they make 狢, the badger.
For カク, imagine a badger wearing a small cap: cap -> カク, and the badger's striped face peeks out from under it.