熊 (xióng): bear, (coll.) to scold, to rebuke, (coll.) weak, incapable
熊 (xióng) is a Chinese character meaning “bear.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 能 (structural) and 灬 (structural). It ranks #1725 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 熊 a bear's 能 footprints 灬. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- bear
- (coll.) to scold
- to rebuke
- (coll.) weak
- incapable
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA bear's 能 footprints 灬
Decomposition: ⿱能灬 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 熊
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 熊猫 | xióng māo | panda |
| 浣熊 | huàn xióng | raccoon (Procyon lotor) |
| 熊熊 | xióng xióng | raging |
| 北极熊 | běi jí xióng | polar bear |
| 狗熊 | gǒu xióng | black bear |
| 熊掌 | xióng zhǎng | bear paw (as food) |
| 黑熊 | hēi xióng | Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) |
| 棕熊 | zōng xióng | brown bear |
| 小熊猫 | xiǎo xióng māo | lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens) |
| 熊市 | xióng shì | bear market |
| 大熊座 | dà xióng zuò | Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation) |
| 白熊 | bái xióng | polar bear |
| 小熊座 | xiǎo xióng zuò | Ursa Minor (constellation) |
| 猫熊 | māo xióng | see 熊貓|熊猫[xiong2 mao1] |
| 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 | yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé | lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) |
熊 appears in 55 compound words: 45 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 熊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 熊.
Example Sentences
厨师用猛熊爆炒，锅里的菜肴香气四溢。
chú shī yòng měng xióng bào chǎo , guō lǐ de cài 肴 xiāng qì sì yì .
The chef stir-fried the ingredients over high heat, filling the kitchen with the aroma of the cooking dish.
装潢师傅熊抱女屋主“下体猛顶又袭胸”还追上楼 惨被...
zhuāng 潢 shī fù xióng bào nǚ wū zhǔ xià tǐ měng dǐng yòu xí xiōng hái zhuī shàng lóu cǎn bèi . . .
The decorator hugged the female homeowner and chased upstairs and was miserable...
场边人语/勇士抢攻 灰熊落空
chǎng biān rén yǔ yǒng shì qiǎng gōng huī xióng luò kōng
Courtside talk/Warriors rush The Grizzlies failed
...场泡沫破裂后黄金RWA崛起:维塔金为何在熊市中脱颖而出
. . . chǎng pāo mò pò liè hòu huáng jīn R W A jué qǐ : wéi tǎ jīn wéi hé zài xióng shì zhōng tuō yǐng ér chū
... The rise of gold RWA after the bursting of the bubble: why Vita Gold stands out in the bear market
龙仔大联盟机会浮现?小熊一垒手动刀、主帅点龙恩是替补人选之一
lóng zǐ dà lián méng jī huì fú xiàn ? xiǎo xióng yī lěi shǒu dòng dāo , zhǔ shuài diǎn lóng ēn shì tì bǔ rén xuǎn zhī yī
Dragon Boy Major League Opportunities Emerge? Cubs first baseman knife and manager Dian Longen is one of the substitutes
227办第二届“熊山音乐会” 郭子毅诚邀民众户外音乐会
2 2 7 bàn dì èr jiè xióng shān yīn lè huì guō zǐ yì chéng yāo mín zhòng hù wài yīn lè huì
227 held the second "Bear Mountain Concert" Guo Ziyi sincerely invited the public to hold an outdoor concert
什么？你把我的巧克力熊吃了？！
Shénme? nǐ bǎ wǒ de qiǎokèlì xióng chī le?!
What?! You ate my chocolate bear?!
鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
Yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé.
You cannot eat your cake and keep it.
猎人跟着熊的踪迹。
Lièrén gēnzhe xióng de zōngjì.
The hunter followed the bear tracks.
汤姆被一只灰熊揍了。
Tāngmǔ bèi yī zhī huīxióng zòu le.
Tom was attacked by a grizzly bear.
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