雄 (hung4 | xiong2) : male; powerful; mighty

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雄

hung4

xiong2

[1] [adj] male; masculine; virile
[2] [adj] powerful; mighty; grand; imposing
[3] [n] powerful and influential person or state

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#172)

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

雄

This word has been viewed 8980 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Dec 2010 14:33

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射鵰英雄傳 se6 diu1 jing1 hung4 zyun6 she4 diao1 ying1 xiong2 zhuan4 = Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations

英雄 jing1 hung4 ying1 xiong2 = hero

雄偉 hung4 wai5 xiong2 wei3 = grand

雄厚 hung4 hau5 xiong2 hou4 = solid; strong

雄壯 hung4 zong3 xiong2 zhuang4 = majestic; awesome

雄心 hung4 sam1 xiong2 xin1 = lofty aspirations; great goals

一決雌雄 jat1 kyut3 ci1 hung4 yi1 jue2 ci2 xiong2 = to have a show-down; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship

雌雄 ci1 hung4 ci2 xiong2 = female and male, both sexes

有雄心 jau5 hung4 sam1 you3 xiong2 xin1 = ambitious

女英雄 neoi5 jing1 hung4 nv3 ying1 xiong2 = heroine

人民英雄 jan4 man4 jing1 hung4 = the people's hero/a national hero

無名英雄 mou4 meng4 jing1 hung4 = unsung heroes

雄心壯志 hung4 sam1 zong3 zi3 xiong2 xin1 zhuang4 zhi4 = lofty aspirations and great ideals

雄人魚 hung4 jan4 jyu4 xiong2 ren2 yu2 = a merman

巾幗英雄 gan1 gwok3 jing1 hung4 jin1 guo2 ying1 xiong2 = a female hero; a heroine

梟雄 hiu1 hung4 xiao1 xiong2 = ambitious and ruthless character; formidable person

雄心勃勃 hung4 sam1 but6 but6 xiong2 xin1 bo2 bo2 = have lofty ambitions; be ambitious; to have high aims

逞英雄 cing2 jing1 hung4 cheng3 ying1 xiong2 = to pose as a hero; to show off one's strength and ability

雄馬 hung4 maa5 xiong2 ma3 = male horse

蓋世英雄 koi3 sai3 jing1 hung4 gai4 shi4 ying1 xiong2 = unparalleled hero

事實勝於雄辯 si6 sat6 sing3 jyu1 hung4 bin6 shi4 shi2 sheng4 yu2 xiong2 bian4 = truth speaks louder than words

高雄 gou1 hung4 gao1 xiong2 = Kaohsiung

人民英雄紀念碑 jan4 man4 jing1 hung4 gei3 nim6 bei1 ren2 min2 ying1 xiong2 ji4 nian4 bei1 = Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

戰國七雄 zin3 gwok3 cat1 hung4 zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2 = the Seven Warring States

雄性性細胞 hung4 sing3 sing3 sai3 baau1 xiong2 xing4 xing4 xi4 bao1 = male sex cell

雄蕊 hung4 jeoi5/jeoi6 xiong2 rui3 = [botany] stamen

民雄鄉 man4 hung4 hoeng1 min2 xiong2 xiang1 = Minhsiung (village in Taiwan)

南雄 naam4 hung4 nan2 xiong2 = Nanxiong (place in Guangdong)

梁國雄 loeng4 gwok3 hung4 = Leung Kwok-hung, aka Long Hair (長毛)

英雄街 jing1 hung4 gaai1 = Hero Street

大雄寶殿 daai6 hung4 bou2 din6 da4 xiong2 bao3 dian4 = grand hall in a Buddhist temple

雄師 hung4 si1 xiong2 shi1 = a powerful army

百萬雄師 baak3 maan6 hung4 si1 bai3 wan4 xiong2 shi1 = a huge and powerful army

技壓群雄 gei6 aat3 kwan4 hung4 ji4 ya1 qun2 xiong2 = to crush one's competitors with superior skills

英雄所見略同 jing1 hung4 so2 gin3 loek6 tung4 ying1 xiong2 suo3 jian4 lve4 tong2 = great minds think alike

英雄式 jing1 hung4 sik1 = [yoga] Virasana, Hero

臥英雄式 ngo6 jing1 hung4 sik1 = [yoga] Supta Virasana, Reclining Hero

楚雄 co2 hung4 chu3 xiong2 = Chuxiong (city in Yunnan)

當雄 dong1 hung4 dang1 xiong2 = Dangxiong (place in Tibet)

陳偉雄 can4 wai5 hung4 chen2 wei3 xiong2 = Chan Wai Hung

李子雄 lei5 zi2 hung4 li3 zi3 xiong2 = Waise Lee

柯俊雄 o1 zeon3 hung4 ke1 jun4 xiong2 = Ko Chun-Hsiung

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亞雄成晚喺度捵床捵蓆，隻手紮到豬蹄噉，佢重喺度考慮好唔好請假粵
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
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大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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