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Meaning of 凶

Pinyin xiōng

Radical

凵

Strokes

Definition

fierce, fierce / terrible / ominous

Usage

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凶 [xiōng] 形 (Adjective) 1. 不幸的，不吉祥的 (inauspicious; ominous) - 吉凶 (good and bad fortune) - 凶信 (ominous news) 2. 庄稼收成不好 (crop failure) - 凶年饥岁 (a year of famine due to bad harvest) 3. 恶 (ferocious; fierce) - 凶暴 (violent) - 凶恶 (wicked) - 凶顽 (obstinate) - 凶相 (fierce appearance) - 凶神恶煞 (evil spirit) 4. 关于杀伤的 (relating to killing) - 行凶 (to commit violence) - 帮凶 (accomplice) 5. 厉害，过甚 (terrible; serious) - 雨凶风狂 (stormy weather) 名 (Noun) 1. 杀人的行为，也指行凶的人 (act of violence; murder) 2. 灾祸 (disaster) 动 (Verb) 1. 早死;夭亡 (die young) 2. 通“訩”。争讼，吵闹 (argue; make noise) 3. 死 (die) 引 (References) - 《说文》：凶，恶也。象地穿交陷其中也。《尔雅》：凶，咎也。《易·系辞》：吉凶者，言乎其得也。 - 例: 凶兆 (omen of bad luck); 凶星 (inauspicious star); 吉凶未卜 (fortune yet to be determined); 凶人 (evil person); 凶事 (disaster). 《汉字来源与结构》 - 本义: 不吉利 (Original meaning: inauspicious) - 造字法: 指事 (Pictographic representation). The small seal character "凵" resembles a sunken shape, read as kǎn. "乂" indicates this place can trap people. "凶" is a compound character combining elements depicting humans below the negative sign. 通 (Related expressions) - 恐惧;骚动 (fearful; terrible) - 恶者令人畏惧的气氛 (an atmosphere that instills fear).

凶宅 xiōng zhái

inauspicious abode / haunted house

凶手 xiōng shǒu

murderer / assassin

凶险 xiōng xiǎn

dangerous / ruthless / treacherous

凶恶 xiōng è

fierce / ferocious / fiendish / frightening

凶狠 xiōng hěn

cruel / vicious / fierce and malicious / vengeful

凶相毕露 xiōng xiàng bì lù

show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed / with fangs bared

吉凶 jí xiōng

good and bad luck (in astrology)

凶悍 xiōng hàn

violent / fierce and tough / shrewish (woman)

行凶 xíng xiōng

violent crime / to commit a violent act (assault or murder)

凶杀 xiōng shā

to murder / assassination

凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo

everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious / everything points to disaster

凶残 xiōng cán

savage / cruel / fierce

凶神恶煞 xiōng shén è shà

fiends (idiom); devils and monsters

帮凶 bāng xiōng

accomplice / accessory

逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

穷凶极恶 qióng xiōng jí è

fiendish / black-hearted

元凶 yuán xiōng

chief offender / main culprit

凶暴 xiōng bào

brutal

凶器 xiōng qì

lethal weapon / murder weapon

真凶 zhēn xiōng

culprit

凶兆 xiōng zhào

ill omen

凶猛 xiōng měng

fierce / violent / ferocious

凶焰 xiōng yàn

ferocity / aggressive arrogance

凶煞 xiōng shà

demon / fiend

逞凶 chěng xiōng

bluster / act violently / act with murderous intent

凶顽 xiōng wán

fierce and uncontrollable