ㄒㄩㄥ

xiōng

fierce

凶 is a 4 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as xiōng in the first tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 兇 may be used.

It is made up of the components 凵 (container) and 乂 (govern).

  • 凶
    ㄒㄩㄥ

    xiōng

    fierce

    • 凵
      ㄑㄧㄢ ˇ

      qiǎn

      container

    • 乂
      ㄧ ˋ

      yì

      govern

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the governor fiercely governs the container
by 华语

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Does [she own g]overnment bonds? They'll soon be worthless if the GOVERNment can't CONTAIN the fierce group, and it spreads *across* the land.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 凶

Definitions for 凶 pronounced as xiōng

  • vicious
  • fierce
  • ominous
  • inauspicious
  • famine
  • variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]
  • terrible
  • fearful

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