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凶
xiōng
1. vicious
2. fierce
3. ominous
4. inauspicious
5. famine
6. variant of [[兇|凶<xiōng>]]
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

凶
xiōng
culprit; murder; bad, sad
HSK 6 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

元凶
yuánxiōng
chief offender
凶器
xiōngqì
lethal weapon
凶宅
xiōngzhái
inauspicious abode
凶年
xiōngnián
year of famine
凶悍
xiōnghàn
violent
凶恶
xiōngè
fierce
HSK 6
凶戾
xiōnglì
cruel
凶手
xiōngshǒu
murderer
HSK 6
凶死
xiōngsǐ
to die in violence
凶残
xiōngcán
savage
凶杀
xiōngshā
to murder
凶煞
xiōngshà
demon
凶犯
xiōngfàn
murderer
凶狂
xiōngkuáng
fierce
凶狠
xiōnghěn
variant of [[凶狠<xiōnghěn>]]
凶猛
xiōngměng
fierce
凶相
xiōngxiàng
ferocious appearance
凶神
xiōngshén
demon
凶讯
xiōngxùn
evil tidings
凶身
xiōngshēn
demon

Alternate Entries

凶
xiōng
terrible / fearful

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,377
Word Frequency Rank
2,906 of 84,292

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