xiōng

breast

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
勹 meaning component

  Meaning component

bāo

  

wrap

凶 sound component

  Sound component

xiōng

  

vicious, fierce

Evolution

匈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
匈 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
匈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xiōng

breast, chest, thorax; clamor; the Hsiung Nu 'Huns'; old variant of [xiōng]

 

Xiōng

Hungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利[Xiōng​yá​lì]

Most common words with 匈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

匈牙利

Hungary

匈奴

Xiongnu

Hungary

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)