The Chinese Radical: 凶


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Meaning
fierce, fearful    凶

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

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

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

Left: alcohol 酉, right: fearful 凶 (The mark 㐅 on the container 凵 shows that its content is vicious and fearful)
The alcohol is fearful, because it makes you drunk.  
no HSK
Hungary, Hungarian
xiōng
Outside: enwrap 勹, inside: fearful 凶 (The mark 㐅 on the container 凵 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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