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匈
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thorax

HSK 10
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Xiōng, xiōng
キョウ
흉
Phonosemantic compound. 勹 represents the meaning and 凶 represents the sound.
Components
勹 wrap+ 凶 sinister =
匈 thorax
勹 Meaning component
bāo wrap
凶 Phonetic component
xiōng sinister
terrible
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Notes
Similar Characters
包 wrap匋 pottery甸 outlying areas鬱 depressed (trad/jp)匊 handful (iii)匍 lie匐 fall prostrate訇 the sound of a crash兇 cruel (trad)垴 head (simp)汹 noisy (simp)酗 become
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
匈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
匈 [Xiōng]
Hungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利[Xiōng​yá​lì]
匈 [xiōng]
old variant of 胸[xiōng]
Japanese
匈 きょう 同音
noun abbrev.rare Hungary
匈 フン 同音
noun usually kana Huns
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
匈牙利 [Xiōng​yá​lì] #10,127
Hungary
匈奴 [Xiōng​nú] #30,171
Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
匈牙利语 [Xiōng​yá​lì​yǔ]
Hungarian language
匈牙利语 [Xiōng​yá​lì​yǔ]
Hungarian language
匈语 [Xiōng​yǔ]
Hungarian language
匈语 [Xiōng​yǔ]
Hungarian language
奥匈帝国 [Aò​Xiōng​Dì​guó]
Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918
奥匈帝国 [Aò​Xiōng​Dì​guó]
Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867-1918
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
匈奴 [きょうど] #93,568
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
洪牙利 [ハンガリー] #203,885
Hungary