凶

xiōng

fierce; ferocious; savage; vicious; terrible; fearful; ominous; inauspicious; act of violence; murder

Radical: 凵 HSK 6 a, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

凶 decomposes into the following components:

凵 乂

Words containing 凶

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 凶.

买凶
mǎi xiōng
元凶
yuán xiōng
凶丧
xiōng sāng
凶事
xiōng shì
fateful accident
凶信
xiōng xìn
fateful news
凶兆
xiōng zhào
ill omen
凶光
xiōng guāng
ominous glint
凶党
xiōng dǎng
band of accomplice
凶刀
xiōng dāo
凶器
xiōng qì
lethal weapon
凶嫌
xiōng xián
凶宅
xiōng zhái
inauspicious abode

Related characters (radical 凵)

Characters that share the radical 凵.

凵 凸 凹 出 击 函 凿

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