兇 (hung1 | xiong1) : fierce; brutal; ruffian

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兇

hung1

xiong1

[1] fierce; brutal; ferocious; ruthless
[2] ruffian; criminal; murderer

兇 has simplified equivalent of 凶, but 凶 is also a traditional character in its own right. Matters are further complicated by the fact that some compounds can be written with either character.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 儿 (#10)

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

兇 / 凶

This word has been viewed 6618 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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兇手 hung1 sau2 xiong1 shou3 = a murderer, killer, assassin

兇惡 hung1 ok3 xiong1 e4 = fierce; frightening

兇狠 hung1 han2 xiong1 hen3 = ferocious

兇猛 hung1 maang5 xiong1 meng3 = fierce

兇徒 hung1 tou4 xiong1 tu2 = villain; perpetrator

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

殺人兇手 saat3 jan4 hung1 sau2 = a murderer

行兇 hang4 hung1 = to commit physical assault; to commit murder; to do violence

行兇搶劫 hang4 hung1 coeng2 gip3 = to violently assault and rob

兇案 hung1 on3 xiong1 an4 = murder case
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Decimal representation of this word: 兇
Unicode code for this character: U+5147 (off-site link)

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