• 2498th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiōng (Xiong1)Hungary • Hungarian • abbr. for 匈牙利[Xiong1 ya2 li4]
2. xiōng (xiong1)old variant of 胸[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.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Uncommon

匈牙利 

RareShow 4

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.