The Chinese Radical: 凶


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Meaning
fierce, fearful    凶

Explanation We have marked this container with a cross because it brings bad luck.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
brain, mind, head, essence
nǎo
Left: bodypart /, right: "trash can" (cover and fierce = container with dreadful inside)
The body part that is in a covered container is: the brain.
JLPT HSK 2
to leave, to part from, distant, without sth.

Top: trash can (cover and grim [= container with dreadful content]), below: (part of scorpion )
Into the trash with the scorpion, so that it "leaves" us.
JLPT HSK 4
to get angry, hate, enraged
nǎo
Left: feelings , right: trash can (cover and grim [container with dreadful content])
Feelings for the trash can are: anger and hate.
JLPT HSK 5
chest, thorax, bosom, heart, mind
xiōng
Left: body part /, right: Hungary 匈 (wrap , bad luck/disaster [The cross at the container shows that it is empty: what a bad luck!])
The body's part enwrapping a "void container" is the chest.
JLPT HSK 6
vicious, fearful, fierce, ominous, inauspicious
xiōng
Container with a mark
The mark on the container shows that it's content is vicious.
JLPT HSK 6
to surge up violently, tumultuous, turbulent
xiōng
Left: water , right: fearful (The mark on the container shows that its content is vicious and fearful.)
Water that is fearful, surges up violently.
JLPT HSK 6
drunk

Left: alcohol , right: fearful (The mark on the container shows that its content is vicious and fearful)
The alcohol is fearful, because it makes you drunk.
JLPT no HSK
Hungary, Hungarian
xiōng
Outside: enwrap , inside: fearful (The mark on the container shows that its content is vicious and fearful)
(Think to the: Dual Monarchy Austria-Hungary) For this country the wrapping (by Austria) was fearful: Hungary.

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