inauspicious, ominous, bad luck
Animated Stroke Order 凶
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HSK Vocabulary: 凶
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 凶 is used in context
1
lǎo老
hǔ虎
shì是
yì一
zhǒng种
fēi非
cháng常
xiōng凶
měng猛
de的
dòng动
wù物
。
Tigers are very fierce animals.
2
jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
quán全
lì力
zhuī追
bǔ捕
zhè这
míng名
xiōng凶
shǒu手
。
The police are making every effort to catch this murderer.
3
zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
bèi被
què确
rèn认
wéi为
zuò作
àn案
xiōng凶
qì器
。
This knife was confirmed as the murder weapon.
4
nà那
zhǐ只
gǒu狗
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
xiōng凶
è恶
。
That dog looks very fierce.
5
tā他
xiōng凶
è恶
de的
biǎo表
qíng情
xià吓
dào到
le了
xiǎo小
hái孩
。
His fierce expression scared the child.
6
gù故
shì事
lǐ里
de的
guài怪
shòu兽
fēi非
cháng常
xiōng凶
è恶
，
dàn但
yīng英
xióng雄
zuì最
zhōng终
zhàn战
shèng胜
le了
tā它
。
The monster in the story was extremely ferocious, but the hero eventually defeated it.
7
tā他
shì是
xiōng凶
shǒu手
。
He is the murderer.
8
jǐng警
chá察
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
xiōng凶
shǒu手
。
The police caught the murderer.
9
jīng经
guò过
diào调
chá查
，
jǐng警
fāng方
què确
rèn认
le了
xiōng凶
shǒu手
de的
shēn身
fèn份
。
After investigation, the police confirmed the identity of the murderer.
10
nà那
zhǐ只
lǎo老
hǔ虎
hěn很
xiōng凶
cán残
。
That tiger is very ferocious.
Information
Traditional兇
Radical凵
Strokes4
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#2014
Zhuyinㄒㄩㄥ
Components—
UnicodeU+51F6
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Cultural note
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