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凶 xiōng

culprit; murder; bad, sad

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4
Level
HSK 6
Radical
凵
Traditional
兇
Type
Ideograph
Made of 凵乂 ⿶凵乂

Memory hint: A container 凵 of wickedness 乂

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  1. 那只狗看起来很凶。
    Nà zhī gǒu kànqǐlái hěn xiōng.
    That dog looks very fierce.
    that (measure) dog look-up very fierce
  2. 警方找到凶手了吗？
    Jǐngfāng zhǎodào xiōngshǒu le ma?
    Have the police found the murderer?
    police find-arrive murderer (particle) (question)
  3. 你别对孩子这么凶，好好说话。
    Nǐ bié duì háizi zhème xiōng, hǎohǎo shuōhuà.
    Don't be so fierce with the child, speak nicely.
    you don't toward child so fierce, well speak
  4. 这个案子的凶手至今没有被抓到。
    Zhège ànzi de xiōngshǒu zhìjīn méiyǒu bèi zhuā dào.
    The murderer in this case hasn't been caught yet.
    this (measure) case (particle) murderer up-to-now not-have by catch-arrive
  5. 案发当晚，凶手潜入了这栋楼。
    Ànfā dàngwǎn, xiōngshǒu qiánrù le zhè dòng lóu.
    On the night of the crime, the murderer sneaked into this building.
    case-occur that-night, murderer sneak-in (particle) this (measure) building

Words with 凶 (2)