凶 xiōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 凵 — container
- Made of
- 凵 container 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
凶恶
xiōng'è
vicious; ferocious; evil-looking
Characters in this word
恶 è
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 那只流浪犬看似凶恶，实际上只是因为长期被人驱赶而保持警惕。 Nà zhī liúlàngquǎn kànsì xiōng'è, shíjìshàng zhǐ shì yīnwèi chángqī bèi rén qūgǎn ér bǎochí jǐngtì. That stray dog looks ferocious, but in fact it is only wary because it has long been driven away by people.
- 他装出凶恶的表情吓唬我们，大家反而笑了起来。 Tā zhuāng chū xiōng'è de biǎoqíng xiàhu wǒmen, dàjiā fǎn'ér xiào le qǐlái. He made a vicious face to scare us, but everyone just burst out laughing.
- 门卫长相凶恶，心却很软，常常帮助迷路的孩子。 Ménwèi zhǎngxiàng xiōng'è, xīn què hěn ruǎn, chángcháng bāngzhù mílù de háizi. The gatekeeper has a ferocious appearance but a soft heart, and often helps lost children.
Related words
- 凶 xiōng fierce; ominous; violent
- 凶残 xiōngcán cruel; brutal; savage
- 凶狠 xiōnghěn ruthless; fierce; savage
- 凶猛 xiōngměng fierce; violent; ferocious
- 凶手 xiōngshǒu murderer; culprit
- 恶心 ěxin nauseous; disgusting
- 恶劣 èliè bad, vile
- 丑恶 chǒu'è ugly; vile; evil
- 恶 è evil; wicked; bad
- 恶化 èhuà to worsen; to deteriorate
- 恶性 èxìng malignant; vicious
- 恶意 èyì malice; malicious intent