xiōng elder brother

Made up of [ kǒu mouth radical 30, ér legs radical 10]
Used as component in : duì
Made with 5 strokes.
A mouth on legs is one way to remember this character

Related characters


Also uses kǒu component: (supposition or suggestion) chàng (to sing) chāo (to exceed) chī (to eat) chuán (boat) fēi (coffee) (rich) (good fortune) gào (to tell) (each) gōng (palace) gǒu (dog) (ancient) hāi (sound of sighing) hào (name) (together) (to close) (drink) hēng (prosperous) hòu (behind) huí (to circle) huò (maybe) (lucky) jiào (called) jīng (capital) jiù (fault) (sentence) (office) jūn (monarch) (coffee) (can) lìng (other) (?) mìng (life) míng (name) míng (to call (birds)) ne (and you?) (hops) pǐn (article) (as) shàng (still) shì (matter) shǐ (history) suī (although) tái (typhoon) táng (Tang) tīng (to listen) tóng (same) wèn (ask) (to be fond of) yǎo (to bite) yòu (right) (language) yuán (person) yuē (to speak) zhān (to observe) zhī (one) zhī (to know) zhōu (circuit) (foot)
Also uses ér component: ér (child) guāng (light) jiàn (see) (to be able to) miǎn (to escape) (rabbit) xiān (first) yuán (primary) zhēn (really)

Sounds same

xiōng (vicious)

Different tone

xióng (male)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

难兄难弟 nàn xiōng nàn dì Two brothers showing similar personalities. Two people hard to tell apart.