凶
xiōng
fierce, ferocious
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 那条狗看起来很凶。That dog looks fierce.
- 他凶巴巴地瞪着我。He glared at me fiercely.
Collocations
凶恶凶手行凶凶猛
Mnemonic
凶 xiōng is a single character with several senses: fierce, ferocious (那条狗很凶 the dog is fierce); a violent crime or its culprit (凶手 murderer, 行凶 to commit violence); and inauspicious (吉凶 fortune and misfortune). It overlaps with Korean hyung (凶), but in Chinese it is especially common as an adjective for a fierce person or animal. 凶猛 means fierce and ferocious.
Related
凶恶凶猛凶手凶残
Quick check
What is the most common adjectival sense of 凶 in Chinese?