xiōng

vicious

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

pit (凵) + crossing danger (乂) = ominous and fierce

凵 depicts an open pit or hollow — something dangerous underfoot. 乂 crossing inside it suggests something menacing lies within, making the whole space ominous and threatening.

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CrossingSemantic
An open pitSemantic

那只狗看起来很,我不敢靠近。

nà zhī gǒu kàn qǐ lái hěn xiōng,wǒ bù gǎn kào jìn。

that dog looks very fierce; I don't dare go near it.

他一脸相,让周围的人都感到害怕。

tā yī liǎn xiōng xiàng,ràng zhōu wéi de rén dōu gǎn dào hài pà。

his face wore a vicious expression, making everyone around him feel frightened.

Words with 凶

逢凶化吉

féng xiōng huà jí

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

闵凶

mǐn xiōng

suffering

行凶

xíng xiōng

violent crime

雇凶

gù xiōng

to hire a hitman

元凶

yuán xiōng

chief offender

凶刀

xiōng dāo

knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)

凶器

xiōng qì

lethal weapon

凶嫌

xiōng xián

alleged killer (or attacker); suspect in a case of violent crime

凶宅

xiōng zhái

inauspicious abode

凶悍

xiōng hàn

violent

凶戾

xiōng lì

cruel

凶手

xiōng shǒu

murderer

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