Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

bear; to scold; to rebuke

Chinese: 熊这种动物,也可形容厉害或责备。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xiong” becomes a different word in each tone. 熊 is the 2nd 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

  • 熊猫xióng māopanda
  • 大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
  • 熊市xióng shìbear market
  • 马熊mǎ xióngbrown bear
  • 白熊bái xióngpolar bear; white bear

Example Sentence

冬天,熊会躲进山洞里冬眠。Dōng tiān, xióng huì duǒ jìn shān dòng lǐ dōng mián.In winter, bears hide in caves to hibernate.

冬天Dōng tiānwinterxióngbearhuìcanduǒto hidejìnto go forward山洞shān dòngcaverninside冬眠dōng miánto hibernate