xiōng

Source form: 兇 / 凶
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
terrible / fearful
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-e135fce0070d9684. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

兇 凶 [xiong1] /terrible/fearful/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Source form: 凶
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine / variant of 兇|凶[xiōng]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-97677e92e5cf638f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

凶 凶 [xiong1] /vicious/fierce/ominous/inauspicious/famine/variant of 兇|凶[xiong1]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

Other forms in these source records: 兇

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.