凶 xiōng — ominous; unlucky; inauspicious

凶
xiōng

Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #145

Variant: 兇

xiōng xiong1

Basic definition

adjective
  1. ominous; unlucky; inauspicious e.g 吉凶凶信凶兆凶险
  2. fierce; ferocious; cruel; brutal e.g 凶恶凶猛凶狠凶暴
  3. terrible; severe; fierce e.g 打得凶闹得凶凶很
noun
  1. murderer; criminal; violent offender e.g 凶手行凶帮凶元凶

Detailed explanation

adjective
  1. (指事。小篆字形，“凵”象地陷形，读 kǎn。“乂”表示这里可陷人。“兇”是会意字，从儿(人)，在凶下。本义:不吉利)
  2. inauspicious;ominous e.g 凶兆 凶宿 · 吉凶未卜 · 凶星
  3. ferocious;fierce e.g 凶人凶焰 凶凶 · 凶竖 · 凶豪 · 凶惨
  4. crop failure e.g 凶馑 凶穰 · 凶乱 · 凶俭 · 凶歉 · 凶灾
  5. funeral e.g 凶耗 凶肆 · 凶具 · 凶疚
  6. terrible;serious
  7. fearful;terrible
noun
  1. act of violence;murder e.g 凶徒 · 凶渠
  2. disaster e.g 凶患，凶祸，凶事 · 凶困 · 凶咎 · 凶殃
verb
  1. die young e.g 凶夭 · 凶折 · 凶候
  2. argue;make noise
  3. die

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