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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)
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Small seal script
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s05172
Transcribed ancient scripts L30006
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
- Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
- Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
- Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
- Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
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Old Chinese
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酗
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*qʰos
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凶
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*qʰoŋ
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匈
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*qʰoŋ
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兇
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*qʰoŋ, *qʰoŋʔ
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訩
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*qʰoŋ
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胸
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*qʰoŋ
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胷
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*qʰoŋ
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洶
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*qʰoŋ, *qʰoŋʔ
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恟
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*qʰoŋ
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詾
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*qʰoŋ, *qʰoŋʔ
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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兇
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兇
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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13891
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13899
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Phonetic component
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凶
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凶
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Rime group
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東
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東
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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胷
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洶
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Old Chinese
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/*qʰoŋ/
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/*qʰoŋʔ/
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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”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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醜, 媸
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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醜陋
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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難看, 寒磣, 磣
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Taiwan
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難看, 醜
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Singapore
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難看, 醜
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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難看, 醜
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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難看, 醜, 不心疼
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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難看, 醜
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Wuhan
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醜, 不好看
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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難看, 醜
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Hefei
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難看, 醜, 相壞
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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難睇, 醜, 醜怪, 樣衰, 醜樣, 肉酸, 核突
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Hong Kong
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難睇, 醜, 醜怪, 樣衰, 醜樣, 肉酸, 核突
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Dongguan
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難睞
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Yangjiang
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惡看, 醜鬼
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Gan
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Nanchang
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不客氣, 難看
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Hakka
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Meixian
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難看, 難睞, 醜, 像鬼
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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媸, 醜
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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媸, 醜
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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媸, 醜
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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媸, 醜
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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媸, 醜
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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䆀
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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難看, 醜
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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驚人, 毛格式, 生得呆
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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驚儂, 驚, 伓好看, 生得呆
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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歹看, 㾀勢
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Quanzhou
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兇, 歹看, 㾀勢
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Jinjiang
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兇, 歹看, 㾀勢
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Zhangzhou
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䆀看, 㾀勢
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Taipei
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歹看, 䆀, 䆀材, 㾀, 䆀猴, 㾀勢
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Kaohsiung
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歹看
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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歹看, 䆀
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Manila (Hokkien)
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兇, 歹看, 㾀勢
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Chaozhou
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孬睇, 野樣, 䆀
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Shantou
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野樣
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Jieyang
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野樣
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Singapore (Teochew)
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歹睇
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Wu
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Shanghai
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難看, 怕
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Shanghai (Songjiang)
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怕
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Shanghai (Jiading)
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怕
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Suzhou
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難看, 怕
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Kunshan
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難看
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Jiaxing
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難看
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Hangzhou
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難看
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Ningbo
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難看
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Wenzhou
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難覷, 否好覷, 醜
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Xiang
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Changsha
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醜, 不好看, 不打彩
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Shuangfeng
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醜, 不好看
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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
(Hyōgai kanji)
- ill luck
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
Korean
Hanja
兇 (eumhun 흉악할 흉 (hyung'akhal hyung))
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Compounds
Compounds
- 원흉 (元兇, wonhyung)
- 흉기 (兇器, hyunggi)
- 흉당 (兇黨, hyungdang)
- 흉도 (兇徒, hyungdo)
- 흉맹 (兇猛, hyungmaeng)
- 흉사 (兇事, hyungsa)
- 흉수 (兇手, hyungsu)
- 흉악 (兇惡, hyung'ak)
- 흉역 (兇逆, hyung'yeok)
- 흉인 (兇刃, hyung'in)
- 흉적 (兇賊, hyungjeok)
- 흉탄 (兇彈, hyungtan)
- 흉포 (兇暴, hyungpo)
- 흉학 (兇虐, hyunghak)
- 흉행 (兇行, hyunghaeng)
- 흉한 (兇漢, hyunghan)
Vietnamese
Han character
兇: Hán Nôm readings: hung
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