凶(xiōng)

HSK 64 strokesTrad. 兇

terrible

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Character information

Pinyin
xiōng
Meaning
terrible; fearful
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
兇

Origin & structure

Where 凶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿶凵乂

A container 凵 of wickedness 乂

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

凵kǎn乂yì

Parts are arranged enclosing from below.

How to write 凶 step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 凶

Common words using 凶 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiōng凶shǒu手
HSK 6

murderer

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xiōng凶è恶
HSK 7-9

fierce; vicious

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xiōng凶cán残
HSK 7-9

savage

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xiōng凶hěn狠
HSK 7-9

variant of 凶狠[xiong1 hen3]

Open 凶狠 page →
xiōng凶měng猛
HSK 7-9

fierce

Open 凶猛 page →
gù雇xiōng凶

to hire a hitman

Open 雇凶 page →
yuán元xiōng凶

chief offender; main culprit

Open 元凶 page →
xiōng凶dāo刀

knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)

Open 凶刀 page →

Related characters

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 凶’s common words

手恶残狠猛雇元刀

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