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xióng

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xióng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xióng | xiong2
English translation
male
staminate
grand
imposing
powerful
mighty
person or state having great power and influence
alpha male, hero; manly

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About xióng

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

xióng

Contains the radical

zhuī

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

bird

Etymology of xióng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

厷隹

Semantic compound

zhuī

Phonetic compound

gōng

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Example sentences using xióng

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雄鸡 xióng jī zài 农家 Nóng jiā yuàn Zhōng jiào .

The cock crows in the farmyard.

赤霉 suān 加强 jiā qiáng 雄性 xióng xìng de 倾向 qīngxiàng .

Gibberellic acid may also accentuate the trend toward maleness.

雄伟 xióngwěi de 长江 ChángJiāng 滚滚 Gǔn gǔn Dōng liú .

The waters of the Changjiang River rolled to the east on majestically.

shuì zhè 兔崽子 tù zǎi zi 非得 fēi děi 亲自 qīnzì 出来 chū lái 称雄 dào , dǎo shì hǎo 现象 xiànxiàng .

I say it's a good sign when the bastards have to throw their weight about.

剧本 jùběn 倒叙 dào xù le lǎo 英雄 yīngxióng de 童年 tóng nián .

The script cuts back to the old hero's childhood.

Words with xióng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
英雄 yīngxióng hero英雄 yīngxióng
xióng male xióng
雄厚 xiónghòu robust雄厚 xiónghòu
雄性 xióng xìng male雄性 xióng xìng
雄心 xióng xīn great ambition雄心 xióng xīn
雌雄 cíxióng male and female雌雄 cíxióng
雄伟 xióngwěi grand雄偉
高雄 Gāo xióng Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city and county in south Taiwan高雄 Gāo xióng
雄风 xióng fēng awe-inspiring雄風
群雄 qún xióng outstanding heroes群雄 qún xióng
雄鹰 xióng yīng male eagle雄鷹
雄心勃勃 xióng xīn bó bó pushy雄心勃勃 xióng xīn bó bó
雄狮 xióng shī male lion雄獅
雄壮 xióng zhuàng majestic雄壯
雄辩 xióng biàn eloquent雄辯
民族英雄 mín zú yīng xióng national hero民族英雄 mín zú yīng xióng
高雄市 Gāo xióng shì Kaohsiung or Gaoxiong city in south Taiwan高雄市 Gāo xióng shì
雄浑 xióng hún vigorous雄渾
枭雄 xiāo xióng formidable person梟雄
雄激素 xióng jī sù male hormone雄激素 xióng jī sù
雄蜂 xióng fēng drone (bee)雄蜂 xióng fēng
雄鸡 xióng jī rooster雄雞
雄踞 xióng jù to be perched high雄踞 xióng jù

xióng Decomposition & Compounds

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xióng Decomposition

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