凶恶
Old HSK 6
凶恶 (xiōng'è) · fierce
凶恶 (xiōng'è) means “fierce; ferocious”. It is written with 2 characters: 凶 (culprit) + 恶 (bad). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 凶恶 is built
The characters
凶 xiōng · culprit
What 凶 is made of
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
恶 è · bad
What 恶 is made of
- 亚yà — Asia
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 业yè — business
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 亚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
那条狗看起来很凶恶。Nà tiáo gǒu kàn qǐlai hěn xiōng'è.That dog looks fierce.
故事里的大灰狼非常凶恶。Gùshì lǐ de dà huīláng fēicháng xiōng'è.The big bad wolf in the story is very ferocious.
Questions about 凶恶
What does 凶恶 mean?
凶恶 (xiōng'è) means “fierce; ferocious”.
How do you pronounce 凶恶?
凶恶 is pronounced xiōng'è.
Which HSK level is 凶恶?
凶恶 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 凶手xiōngshǒumurderer
- 恶心ěxīnto feel sick
- 恶劣èlièbad
- 丑恶chǒu'èugly
- 恶化èhuàto worsen
- 可恶kěwùhateful
- 厌恶yànwùto detest
Learn 凶恶 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 204: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.