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熊 xióng bear

bear; to scold; useless

How to remember 熊: 能 able to + 灬 fire = bear. The camper is able to keep the fire burning all night, just loud and bright enough to scare off a bear.

  • 1,741. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 14 strokes
  • Radical 火

Component breakdown

熊 = 能 able to + 灬 fire

  • 能 able to
  • 灬 fire
The Gushi story

The camper is able to keep the fire burning all night, just loud and bright enough to scare off a bear.

How it is used

  • A bear: 大熊猫 (dàxióngmāo) giant panda ('big bear-cat'), 北极熊 (běijíxióng) polar bear.
  • Colloquially 熊 can mean to scold/bawl out, or as an adjective 'cowardly/useless': 你太熊了 (nǐ tài xióng le) you're so useless - informal, northern speech.
  • The bottom 灬 is the 'fire' radical form (four dots), here decorative, not meaning fire.

Words with 熊

Example sentences

  • 熊猫是珍贵的动物。 Xióngmāo shì zhēnguì de dòngwù.Pandas are precious animals.