| 凶 | 311C25 21.21 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄒㄩㄥ [xiong1] . [Interch.兇 in sense “fierce,” “crime”] | ||
| N. | (1) Culprit: 凶犯，凶手 [xiong1fan4], [xiong1shou3]↓; 正凶 chief culprit (dist. accomplice); 疑凶 suspect, person suspected of crime. (2) Murder: 行凶 commit murder. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Bad, sad, unlucky, unfortunate (event): 凶兆 [xiong1zhao4]↓; 吉凶未卜 do not know whether it will turn out good or bad (patient's life uncertain); 凶宅 unlucky house where occupant dies or meets other mishaps; 凶耗，凶信 bad news (as of person's death); 凶門 [xiong1men2]↓. (2) (Year) of bad crops: 凶年，凶歲 [xiong1nian2], [xiong1sui4]↓. (3) Fierce, ferocious: 凶  flame of violence;凶象 look of violence; 凶聲 sounds of fights or battle; 來勢甚凶 enemy advances in great strength; 凶狠，凶悍，凶猛 [xiong1hen3], [xiong1han4], [xiong1meng3]↓. (4) Wicked, brutal: 他太凶了 he is too brutal; 凶惡，凶徒，凶暴 [xiong1e4], [xiong1tu2], [xiong1bao4]↓; 凶地 (AC) a bad country with bad customs. | |||||
| Adv. | Horribly, fearfully: 病得很凶 is extremely or dangerously ill; 鬧得太凶了 in a fearful mess; 凶終 (friendship, alliance) end disastrously, (of person) die an unnatural death. | |||||
| Words | 1. 凶暴 [xiong1bao4], adj., brutal, cruel (tyrant). 2. 凶氣 [xiong1qi4]1, n., a ferocious mien. 3. 凶器 [xiong1qi4]2, n., (1) (AC) military weapons (lit., “weapons of evil”); n., (2) weapons involved in murder (knife, pistol, etc.); (3) funeral appurtenances (including coffin). 4. 凶渠 [xiong1qU2], n., gang leaders. 5. 凶惡 [xiong1e4], adj., brutish, fearful, ferocious. 6. 凶犯 [xiong1fan4], n., culprit in murder case. 7. 凶服 [xiong1fu2], n., mourning dress. 8. 凶悍 [xiong1han4], adj., ferocious-looking. 9. 凶耗 [xiong1hao4], n., bad news; news of s.o.’s death. 10. 凶狠 [xiong1hen3], adj., warlike, cruel, merciless. 11. 凶兆 [xiong1zhao4], n., a bad omen. 12. 凶具 [xiong1jU4], n., coffin. 13. 凶禮 [xiong1li3], n., funeral ceremony. 14. 凶猛 [xiong1meng3], adj., fierce, brutish. 15. 凶門 [xiong1men2], n., white festoon outside door of family during funeral ceremony. 16. 凶年 [xiong1nian2], n., year of bad crops or famine. 17. 凶殺 [xiong1sha1], v.t., to murder (s.o.). 18. 凶煞 [xiong1sha4], n., evil luck, causing illness, death, etc. 19. 凶神 [xiong1shen2], n., evil spirit, said to take possession of person: 凶神附體 be possessed by a demon. 20. 凶險 [xiong1xian3], adj., extremely hazardous, dangerous. 21. 凶信 [xiong1xin4], n., bad news; news of death. 22. 凶手 [xiong1shou3], n., murderer, culprit. 23. 凶事 [xiong1shi4], n., (1) funeral affairs; (2) news of murder or near-murder; (3) (AC) war. 24. 凶歲 [xiong1sui4], n., see [xiong1nian2]↑. 25. 凶死 [xiong1si3], n., death by violence. 26. 凶殘 [xiong1can2], adj., bloodthirsty, merciless, ruthless. 27. 凶徒 [xiong1tu2], n., a villain, cutthroat. | |||||