熊
xióng
bear
surname Xiong; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable
bear-animal (能) + fire (灬) = bear
能 originally depicted a bear-like animal, so 熊 inherits that animalistic root. The fire dots (灬) underneath may have reinforced the idea of a powerful, fierce creature — or simply distinguished it as a separate word from 能.
动物园里有一只大熊，孩子们都很喜欢它。
dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yī zhī dà xióng，hái zi men dōu hěn xǐ huān tā。
There is a big bear in the zoo, and all the children like it very much.
他做事总是出错，被老板熊了一顿。
tā zuò shì zǒng shì chū cuò，bèi lǎo bǎn xióng le yī dùn。
He always makes mistakes at work and got scolded by his boss.
Words with 熊
卧龙大熊猫保护区
wò lóng dà xióng māo bǎo hù qū
Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan
金熊奖
jīn xióng jiǎng
Golden Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival
银熊奖
yín xióng jiǎng
Silver Bear, award at the Berlin International Film Festival
马熊
mǎ xióng
brown bear
鱼与熊掌
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
黑熊
hēi xióng
Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
北极熊
běi jí xióng
polar bear
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
大熊座
dà xióng zuò
Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大白熊犬
dà bái xióng quǎn
Great Pyrenees (dog breed)