xiōng

archaic
common

Meaning of

匈 means chest; thorax. Pronounced xiōng.

  • chest; thorax

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

wén
zhōng
cháng
xiōng
dài
zhǐ
xīn
xiōng
táng
xiōng
 

In classical Chinese, 胷 is often used to refer to both the chest and one's inner thoughts.

 
Shǐ
Jì》zhōng
 
céng
yòng
xiōng
xíng
róng
zhuàng
shì
de
 
 

Records of the Grand Historian used 胷 to describe the courage of brave warriors.

Zhè
shū
zuò
pǐn
shǐ使
yòng
le
xiōng
 

This calligraphy work uses the archaic character 胷.

Xiōng
zhī
shí
 
zhǐ
xiōng
qián
de
ròu
 

Xiōng fǔ refers to dried meat from the chest area.

rén
xiōng
huái怀
zhuàng
zhì
xíng
róng
yǒu
yuǎn
bào
 

Ancients used 胷 huái zhuàng zhì to describe someone with great ambitions.

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