凶 (hung1 | xiong1) : evil; famine; unlucky; fearsome

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凶

hung1

xiong1

[1] evil; bad [2] famine [3] unlucky; unfortunate [4] fear; fearsome [5] very; excessive; excess
[NB. 凶 is a traditional character in its own right, but also serves as the simplified equivalent of 兇. Matters are complicated by the fact that some compounds can be written with either character.]

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 凵 (#17)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

凶

This word has been viewed 4492 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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吉凶 gat1 hung1 ji2 xiong1 = good and bad luck (in astrology)

凶惡 hung1 ok3 xiong1 e4 = fierce; ferocious; fiendish

幫凶 bong1 hung1 bang1 xiong1 = accomplice; accessory

元凶 jyun4 hung1 = [n] prime criminal

凶相 hung1 soeng3 xiong1 xiang1 = ferocious features; fierce look

凶字框 hung1 zi6 kwaang1 xiong1 zi4 kuang4 = Kangxi radical 17 (open box) (凵)

勢凶夾狼 sai3 hung1 gaap3 long4 shi4 xiong1 jia2 lang2 = 1. fierce; overbearing; truculent 2. to be overambitious; to have a big appetite 粵

凶兆 hung1 siu6 xiong1 zhao4 = a bad omen; an ominous sign

凶宅 hung1 zaak6*2 xiong1 zhai2 = haunted mansion / house

凶多吉少 hung1 do1 gat1 siu2 xiong1 duo1 ji2 shao3 = ominous

逢凶化吉 fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1 feng2 xiong1 hua4 ji2 = to turn bad luck into good luck

凶禮 hung1 lai5 xiong1 li3 = etiquette towards the unfortunate

凶靈 hung1 leng4 xiong1 ling2 = vicious spirit

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 凶
Unicode code for this character: U+51F6 (off-site link)

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