凶悍 (xiōng hàn) — ferocious, fierce, cruel

Definition

adjective
ferociousfiercecruel

Examples

  • 凶悍。
    Nà ge rén kàn qǐ lái hěn xiōng hàn.
    That person looks very fierce.
  • 凶悍,。
    Zhè zhī lǎo hǔ fēi cháng xiōng hàn, lián liè rén dōu bù gǎn kào jìn.
    This tiger is extremely ferocious; even hunters dare not approach.
  • 凶悍,。
    Tā xìng gé xiōng hàn, jīng cháng hé bié rén dǎ jià.
    He has a fierce personality and often gets into fights.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

凶xiōngfierce
悍hànfierce

凶 (fierce) and 悍 (fierce) combine to mean ferocious.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

凶 originally drew a hole with a lump of rock, mud, stone, or bamboo in it.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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