Chinese Word: 凶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

凶 (Trad.: 兇, 凶)HSK 6

Pinyin: xiōng

English Definition: vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 凶 ; terrible; fearful

Chinese Definition:
①不幸的，不吉祥的：吉凶。凶信。
②庄稼收成不好：凶年饥岁。
③恶：凶暴。凶恶。凶顽。凶相(xiàng)。凶神恶煞。
④关于杀伤的：行凶。帮凶。
⑤厉害，过甚：雨凶风狂。

Synonym: 恶

Antonyms: 吉善

Total strokes: 4; Radical: 凵

Ideographic:A container 凵 of wickedness 乂

Character Formation:

⿶ Surround from below
- 凵 [ qiǎn ] container; receptacle
- 乂 [ yì ] to govern; to control; to nurture

Similar Characters: 凷

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凶手HSK 6	xiōng shǒu	murderer; assassin
凶猛	xiōng měng	fierce; violent; ferocious
凶狠	xiōng hěn	cruel; vicious; fierce and malicious; vengeful
凶恶HSK 6	xiōng è	variant of 凶恶 , fierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening
凶恶HSK 6	xiōng è	fierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening

1		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 lǎo hǔ 老虎 hěn 很 xiōng 凶。 This tiger is very fierce.
2		nà 那 zhǐ 只 gǒu 狗 kàn shang qu 看上去 hěn 很 xiōng hěn 凶狠。 That dog looks very aggressive.
3		xiōng shǒu 凶手 zài 在 táo wáng 逃亡 shǔ 数 zhōu 周 hòu 后 bèi 被 dài bǔ 逮捕。 The murderer was apprehended after being on the run for several weeks.
4		jǐng fāng 警方 fā xiàn 发现 le 了 xiōng shǒu 凶手 cáng nì 藏匿 de 的 dì diǎn 地点。 The police discovered the hiding place of the murderer.
5		xiōng shǒu 凶手 zài 在 fàn zuì xiàn chǎng 犯罪现场 méi yǒu 没有 liú xià 留下 zhǐ wén 指纹。 The killer left no fingerprints at the crime scene.

1		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 lǎo hǔ 老虎 hěn 很 xiōng 凶。 This tiger is very fierce.
2		nà 那 zhǐ 只 gǒu 狗 kàn shang qu 看上去 hěn 很 xiōng hěn 凶狠。 That dog looks very aggressive.
3		xiōng shǒu 凶手 zài 在 táo wáng 逃亡 shǔ 数 zhōu 周 hòu 后 bèi 被 dài bǔ 逮捕。 The murderer was apprehended after being on the run for several weeks.
4		jǐng fāng 警方 fā xiàn 发现 le 了 xiōng shǒu 凶手 cáng nì 藏匿 de 的 dì diǎn 地点。 The police discovered the hiding place of the murderer.
5		xiōng shǒu 凶手 zài 在 fàn zuì xiàn chǎng 犯罪现场 méi yǒu 没有 liú xià 留下 zhǐ wén 指纹。 The killer left no fingerprints at the crime scene.