凶 xiōng vicious; fierce; ominous
Made up of [凵 kǎn open box radical 17]Made with 4 strokes.
Can be thought of as someone fallen over head first into a pit - a calamity
Related characters
Also uses 凵 kǎn component: 出 chū (go out) 画 huà (to draw)
Sounds same
兄 xiōng (elder brother)Different tone
雄 xióng (male)Pronunciation
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