Chinese 14

Question 1

凶

Answer 1

(xiōng) = Fierce / Ominous / Inauspicious / Violent

This character has several related meanings depending on context:

Examples:
- 凶惡 (xiōng è) = fierce/ferocious/vicious
- 凶手 (xiōng shǒu) = murderer/killer
- 凶狠 (xiōng hěn) = ruthless/fierce
- 凶兆 (xiōng zhào) = evil omen/bad sign
- 凶多吉少 (xiōng duō jí shǎo) = more bad luck than good/slim chance of a good outcome
- 兇器 (xiōng qì) = lethal weapon/murder weapon
- 兇相 (xiōng xiàng) = vicious look
- 兇猛 (xiōng měng) = fierce/violent
- 兇案 (xiōng àn) = murder case
- 吉凶 (jí xiōng) = good and bad luck

This character generally carries negative connotations related to danger, violence, or bad fortune. Note that it can be written as either 凶 or 兇, with the latter form more common in Traditional Chinese.