xióng

bear (animal); to scold; brilliant

Radical: 灬 HSK 5 n, nr ideographic

Components & Etymology

熊 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 熊

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 熊.

棕熊
zōng xióng
brown bear
浣熊
huàn xióng
raccoon (Procyon lotor)
灰熊
huī xióng
grizzly bear
熊倪
xióng ní
Ni Xiong
熊包
xióng bāo
worthless person
熊市
xióng shì
bear market (i.e. period of falling share prices)
熊抱
xióng bào
熊掌
xióng zhǎng
bear paw (as food)
熊本
xióng běn
Kumamoto city and prefecture in west Kyūshū 九州, Japan
熊熊
xióng xióng
raging
熊狸
xióng lí
binturong (Arctictis binturong)
熊猫
xióng māo
panda

Related characters (radical 灬)

Characters that share the radical .

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