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
凶猛
xiōngměng
fierce; violent; ferocious
Characters in this word
猛 měng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 孟 first in a series
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 台风登陆后风势凶猛，沿海城市立即启动最高级别应急响应。 Táifēng dēnglù hòu fēngshì xiōngměng, yánhǎi chéngshì lìjí qǐdòng zuìgāo jíbié yìngjí xiǎngyìng. After the typhoon made landfall, the winds were fierce, and coastal cities immediately activated the highest emergency response level.
- 这只老虎看起来十分凶猛，游客只能远远地观察。 Zhè zhī lǎohǔ kàn qǐlái shífēn xiōngměng, yóukè zhǐ néng yuǎnyuǎn de guānchá. This tiger looks extremely fierce, so visitors can only watch it from afar.
- 雨后山里的溪流变得凶猛，冲走了岸边的木桥。 Yǔ hòu shān lǐ de xīliú biàn de xiōngměng, chōng zǒu le ànbiān de mùqiáo. After the rain, the mountain stream became violent and swept away the wooden bridge on the bank.
Related words
- 凶 xiōng fierce; ominous; violent
- 凶残 xiōngcán cruel; brutal; savage
- 凶恶 xiōng'è vicious; ferocious; evil-looking
- 凶狠 xiōnghěn ruthless; fierce; savage
- 凶手 xiōngshǒu murderer; culprit
- 猛 měng fierce; sudden; violent
- 猛烈 měngliè violent; fierce; intense
- 猛然 měngrán suddenly; abruptly
- 迅猛 xùnměng rapid and vigorous; swift and fierce
- 一毛不拔 yìmáobùbá stingy; unwilling to spend even a penny
- 损人利己 sǔnrénlìjǐ to harm others for one's own benefit
- 邪恶 xié'è evil; wicked