雄 - xióng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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雄

xióng

Definition

male
staminate
grand
imposing
powerful
mighty
person or state having great power and influence

Character Decomposition

Related words (53)

雄偉

xióng wěi

grand; imposing; magnificent; majestic

雄健

xióng jiàn

vigorous; robust; powerful

male animal

robust; strong and solid

雄圖

xióng tú

grandiose plan; great ambition

雄壯

xióng zhuàng

majestic; awesome; full of power and grandeur

雄心

xióng xīn

great ambition; lofty aspiration

male

vigorous; firm; forceful

male lion

male cat, usually 公貓

stamen (male part of flower)

drone (bee)

(cry of encouragement); to arise; to stand up; to gain the ascendancy; Come on!

雄踞

xióng jù

to be perched high; to be located prominently; to be preeminent

雄辯

xióng biàn

eloquent; oratory; rhetoric

雄長

xióng zhǎng

fierce and ambitious character; formidable person

雄風

xióng fēng

(lit.) powerful wind; awe-inspiring

male horse; stallion

rooster

male eagle; tercel (male falcon used in falconry)

buck; stag

realgar; red orpiment

雄激素

xióng jī sù

male hormone; testosterone

valiantly; gallantly

orator

male gamete; sperm cell

雄酯酮

xióng zhǐ tóng

male hormone; testosterone

雄黃酒

xióng huáng jiǔ

realgar wine (traditionally drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節)

雄性激素

xióng xìng jī sù

male hormone; testosterone

雄才大略

xióng cái dà lüè

great skill and strategy

爭雄

zhēng xióng

to contend for supremacy

聖雄

shèng xióng

sage hero; refers to Mahatma Gandhi

大雄

dà xióng

great hero; main Buddhist image (in temple)

姦雄

jiān xióng

person who seeks advancement by any means; career climber; unscrupulous careerist

梟雄

xiāo xióng

ambitious and ruthless character; formidable person

群雄

qún xióng

outstanding heroes; warlords vying for supremacy (in former times); stars (of sports or pop music)

hero

male and female

antihero

ambitious

heroic

to have a show-down; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship

see 一決雌雄

solitary hero; maverick

unnamed hero

national hero

heroes

hermaphrodite

sexual coloration

a hermaphrodite

cí xióng tóng tǐ xìng

hermaphroditism

英雄無用武之地

yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì

a hero with no chance of using his might; to have no opportunity to display one's talents

Idioms (6)

雄心勃勃

xióng xīn bó bó

aggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious; pushy

獨膽英雄

dú dǎn yīng xióng

bold and courageous hero (idiom)

群雄逐鹿

qún xióng zhú lù

great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy

顧盼自雄

gù pàn zì xióng

to strut about feeling complacent (idiom)

英雄所見略同

yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüè tóng

(lit.) heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.

英雄難過美人關

yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān

even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)

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