Historical Evolution
凶
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
凶
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
凶
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
凶
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
凶
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
凶
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
凶
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
凶
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
凶
Regular
Modern
Chinese
凶 [xiōng]
vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspicious; famine; variant of 兇|凶[xiōng]
Japanese
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (54)
凶器 [xiōngqì] #2,806
lethal weapon
凶残 [xiōngcán] #11,652
savage
凶杀 [xiōngshā] #5,251
to murder
凶狠 [xiōnghěn] #14,884
cruel
行凶 [xíngxiōng] #11,066
violent crime
凶杀案 [xiōngshā'àn] #6,355
murder case
帮凶 [bāngxiōng] #10,307
variant of 幫凶|帮凶[bāngxiōng]
帮凶 [bāngxiōng] #10,307
accomplice
凶恶 [xiōng'è] #16,747
variant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce
凶险 [xiōngxiǎn] #30,306
dangerous
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JAPANESE WORDS (54)
⭐ 凶悪 [きょうあく] #8,469
atrocious
⭐ 凶器 [きょうき] #8,711
dangerous weapon
凶暴 [きょうぼう] #9,027
ferocious
⭐ 元凶 [げんきょう] #9,781
ringleader
禍々しい [まがまがしい] #9,816
ominous
凶 [きょう] #15,680
bad luck
凶行 [きょうこう] #25,345
(act of) violence
凶悪犯 [きょうあくはん] #35,941
heinous criminal
凶刃 [きょうじん] #36,747
assassin's dagger
最凶 [さいきょう] #38,977
most ominous
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