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凶手

凶手 xiōngshǒu

凶手 xiōngshǒu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 凶手 xiōngshǒu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiōngshǒu | xiong1 shou3
English translation
murderer
assassin

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About 凶手 xiōngshǒu

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Traditional form

兇手

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 凶手 xiōngshǒu

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 凶手 xiōngshǒu .

xiōng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a trap in the ground.

Positional decomposition

凵乂

Number of Strokes

4
shǒu

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand with five fingers.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 凶手 xiōngshǒu

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凶手 xiōngshǒu yòng Dāo .

dēng 突然 tūrán de 一声 yī shēng Guān le , shuí dōu méi 看见 kànjiàn 凶手 xiōngshǒu 逃走 táo zǒu .

Suddenly the light was snapped off and no one could see the murderer escape.

斯旺森说服 shuōfú 布利 zuò 卧底 wò dǐ 以便 yǐbiàn jiāng 凶手 xiōngshǒu 抓获 zhuā huò

Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.

警方 jǐng fāng 认为 rènwéi shì bèi 凶手 xiōngshǒu 活活 huó huó yòng 拳头 quántou 打死 dǎ sǐ de

Police believe the killer punched her to death with his bare hands.

警方 jǐng fāng 认为 rènwéi 那盘录像带 lù xiàng dài Néng 录有 Néng 确认 quèrèn 凶手 xiōngshǒu 身份 shēnfèn de 一些 yī xiē 重要 zhòngyào 线索 xiànsuǒ

The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer.

凶手 xiōngshǒu Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 凶手 xiōngshǒu and their own compounds.

凶手 xiōngshǒu Compounds

See all 111 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 凶手 xiōngshǒu in their composition.

  • xiōng
    • xiōng
      • xiōng , xiōng , , xiōng , ,
      • cuó , jiǎn , jiǎn , , , , xián , ,
    • nǎo , nǎo , , xiōng , xiōng , zōng , zōng , cōng , zōng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • shǒu
      • , ,
      • ,
    • zhǎng
      • chēng , chēng , , ,
    • quán
    • pān
    • luán
    • qíng , Zhì , luán , bāi , chè , , , qiè , bāi , zhì , , qiān , , yán , jiū , , niè , , piē , lǎn , chǒu , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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