• 1376th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiōng (xiong1)terrible • fearful
2. xiōng (xiong1)vicious • fierce • ominous • inauspicious • famine • variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiōng (xiong1)The component is pronounced as 'xiōng' (xiong1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
凶手 (兇手)
凶残 (兇殘)
凶狠 (兇狠)

Medium Frequency

凶器 (兇器)
凶悍 (兇悍)
凶恶 (兇惡)
凶杀 (兇殺)
凶杀案 (兇殺案)
凶猛 (兇猛)
凶神 (兇神)
凶险 (兇險)
帮凶 (幫兇)
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  • 1155th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. měng (meng3)ferocious • suddenly • fierce • violent • abrupt

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for měng (meng3)The component is pronounced as 'mèng' (meng4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for měng (meng3)The component is pronounced as 'mǐn' (min3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
猛击 (猛擊)

Medium Frequency

凶猛 (兇猛)
威猛 
猛地 
猛料 
猛烈 
猛然 
猛犸 (猛獁)
生猛 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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