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
凶手
xiōngshǒu
murderer; culprit
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 凶手试图伪造不在场证明，却被监控录像暴露了行踪。 Xiōngshǒu shìtú wěizào bú zài chǎng zhèngmíng, què bèi jiānkòng lùxiàng bàolù le xíngzōng. The murderer tried to fabricate an alibi, but surveillance footage exposed his movements.
- 警察根据现场的指纹，很快锁定了凶手。 Jǐngchá gēnjù xiànchǎng de zhǐwén, hěn kuài suǒdìng le xiōngshǒu. Based on the fingerprints at the scene, the police quickly identified the murderer.
- 这部小说写得很精彩，直到最后才揭晓真正的凶手。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō xiě de hěn jīngcǎi, zhídào zuìhòu cái jiēxiǎo zhēnzhèng de xiōngshǒu. This novel is wonderfully written; the true culprit is only revealed at the very end.
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
- 凶猛 xiōngměng fierce; violent; ferocious
- 手 shǒu hand
- 手机 shǒujī mobile phone
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet
- 举手 jǔshǒu to raise a hand
- 手表 shǒubiǎo wristwatch
- 对手 duìshǒu opponent; rival
- 歌手 gēshǒu singer