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Xióng

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Xióng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Xióng | Xiong2
English translation
surname Xiong
bear
to scold
to rebuke
brilliant light
to shine brightly
a bear; brilliant; surname

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About Xióng

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

Xióng

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A bear's Néng footprints huǒ

Etymology of Xióng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

能灬

Explanation

Pictograph of a bear holding meat in its mouth. Based on Néng , with four dots added at the bottom to differentiate it, representing four legs.

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Example sentences using Xióng

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Xióng yòng 舌头 shétou tiǎn jiù 吃光 le .

With one lap of his tongue the bear finished the honey.

北极熊 běi jí xióng 身上 shēn shang de 白色 bái sè de 浓密 nóng mì ruǎn Máo shì zhǒng 天然 tiān rán de 伪装 wěi zhuāng .

The white fur of the polar bear is a natural camouflage.

Xióng 爸爸 bàba shuì : “ shuí chī le de 一些 yī xiē ? ”

The father bear said, " Who has eaten some of my porridge? "

猎人 liè rén huī Dāo Xiàng Xióng 猛烈 měngliè kǎn .

The hunter slashed at the bear with his knife.

zhè zhǐ Xióng 依靠 yīkào 这棵 shù de 树叶 shù yè 生存 shēngcún .

This bear feeds off the leaves of the tree.

Words with Xióng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Xióng bear Xióng
熊猫 xióngmāo panda熊貓
大熊猫 dà xióng māo giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)大熊貓
熊熊 xióng xióng raging熊熊 xióng xióng
浣熊 huàn xióng raccoon (Procyon lotor)浣熊 huàn xióng
北极熊 běi jí xióng polar bear北極熊
狗熊 gǒu xióng black bear狗熊 gǒu xióng
熊市 xióng shì bear market熊市 xióng shì
黑熊 hēi xióng Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)黑熊 hēi xióng
熊掌 xióng zhǎng bear paw (as food)熊掌 xióng zhǎng
小熊猫 xiǎo xióng māo lesser panda小熊貓
棕熊 zōng xióng brown bear棕熊 zōng xióng
白熊 bái xióng polar bear白熊 bái xióng
熊胆 xióng dǎn bear gall (used in TCM)熊膽
鱼与熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng you can't always get everything you want魚與熊掌
小熊座 Xiǎo xióng zuò Ursa Minor (constellation)小熊座 Xiǎo xióng zuò
虎背熊腰 hǔ bèi xióng yāo tough and stocky build虎背熊腰 hǔ bèi xióng yāo
大熊座 Dà xióng zuò Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)大熊座 Dà xióng zuò
银熊奖 yín xióng jiǎng Silver Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival銀熊獎
猫熊 māo xióng panda貓熊

Xióng Decomposition & Compounds

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Xióng Decomposition

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Xióng Compounds

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