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熊
Xióng
1. surname Xiong
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 14 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

熊
xióng
a bear; brilliant; surname
HSK 3 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

棕熊
zōngxióng
brown bear
浣熊
huànxióng
raccoon (Procyon lotor)
灰熊
huīxióng
grizzly bear
熊倪
XióngNí
Xiong Ni (1974-), Chinese diving athlete
熊包
xióngbāo
worthless person
熊市
xióngshì
bear market (i.e. period of falling share prices)
熊掌
xióngzhǎng
bear paw (as food)
熊本
Xióngběn
Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū [[九州]], Japan
熊熊
xióngxióng
raging
熊狸
xiónglí
binturong (Arctictis binturong)
熊猴
xiónghóu
Assamese macaque
熊罴
xióngpí
fierce fighters
熊胆
xióngdǎn
bear gall (used in TCM)
熊蜂
xióngfēng
bumblebee
熊猫
xióngmāo
panda
HSK 3
狗熊
gǒuxióng
black bear
白熊
báixióng
polar bear
袋熊
dàixióng
wombat (native Australian mammal)
貂熊
diāoxióng
wolverine (Gulo gulo)
猫熊
māoxióng
see [[熊貓|熊猫<xióngmāo>]]

Alternate Entries

熊
xióng
bear / to scold / to rebuke / brilliant light / to shine brightly

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,740
Word Frequency Rank
1,740 of 84,292

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