兇
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See also: 凶
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Translingual
Han character
兇 (Kangxi radical 10, 儿+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 山大竹山 (UKHU), four-corner 22217, composition ⿱凶儿)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 124, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1348
- Dae Jaweon: page 260, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 268, character 3
- Unihan data for U+5147
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 兇 | ||
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | ||
| Small seal script | ||
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Etymology 1
| trad. | 兇/凶* | |
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| simp. | 凶* | |
| alternative forms | 𠒋 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
兇
- terrible; fearful
- fierce; ferocious
- ruffian; evildoer; criminal
- act of violence; murder; evil
- (Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) ugly
- (Cantonese) to intimidate
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 醜 (“ugly”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 兇 – see 凶 (“bad luck”). (This character is a variant form of 凶). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
兇
Readings
Usage notes
In modern Japanese, 兇 is mostly replaced by 凶, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.
Compounds
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
兇 (eumhun 흉악할 흉 (hyung'akhal hyung))
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Compounds
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
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