Meaning
fierce; fierce; terrible; ominous
Chinese: 凶猛、猛烈、很厉害、够呛。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xiong” becomes a different word in each tone. 凶 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 凶手xiōng shǒumurderer; assassin
- 凶恶xiōng èfierce; ferocious; fiendish; frightening
- 凶残xiōng cánsavage; cruel; fierce
- 凶猛xiōng měngfierce; violent; ferocious
- 凶狠xiōng hěncruel; vicious; fierce and malicious; vengeful
Example Sentence
这只大狗看起来很凶。Zhè zhī dà gǒu kàn qǐ lái hěn xiōng.This big dog looks very fierce.
这Zhèthis只zhīonly大dàbig狗gǒudog看kànto look after起来qǐ láito stand up很hěnvery凶xiōngterrible。