雄 meaning and stroke order
Alpha male, hero; manly
How to write 雄, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 雄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- male
- staminate
- grand
- imposing
- powerful
- mighty
How 雄 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
隹 gives the meaning and 厷 hints at the sound.
Radical: 隹 (short-tailed bird), shared by 32 characters on this site.
How to remember 雄
雄 is a pictophonetic character: 隹 (zhuī, short-tailed bird) on the right gives the meaning, and 厷 (gōng) on the left hints at the sound. Picture a proud male bird puffing out its chest to look grand and powerful.
雄 rarely stands alone in modern speech. It appears in words about males, especially of animals, and in words about strength and grandeur, like 英雄 (yīngxióng, hero) and 雄伟 (xióngwěi, imposing). Example: 长城非常雄伟。(Chángchéng fēicháng xióngwěi.) The Great Wall is very magnificent.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 雄 with 难 (nán) or 谁 (shéi), which also have 隹 on the right. Check the left side: 雄 has 厷, which looks like 广 missing its dot with 厶 inside. Also, do not use 雄 for human men in daily talk. Say 男 (nán) for a man and save 雄 for animals or formal words like 雄性.
Common words with 雄
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 雄伟 | xióngwěi | grand; imposing | HSK 5 |
| 英雄 | yīngxióng | hero | HSK 6 |
| 雄厚 | xiónghòu | substantial; robust; ample; abundant | HSK 7-9 |
| 雄性 | xióngxìng | male | |
| 大雄 | dàxióng | great hero; main Buddhist image (in temple) | |
| 雄心 | xióngxīn | great ambition; lofty aspiration | |
| 雄鹰 | xióngyīng | male eagle; tercel | |
| 雄心勃勃 | xióngxīnbóbó | aggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious; pushy | |
| 雄鹿 | Xiónglù | buck; stag | |
| 雄狮 | xióngshī | male lion | |
| 雄风 | xióngfēng | vigor; virility |
雄 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 雄
How many strokes are in 雄?
雄 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 雄 mean?
雄 (xióng) means alpha male, hero; manly. A common word with it is 雄伟 (xióngwěi), meaning "grand; imposing".
How do you pronounce 雄?
雄 is pronounced xióng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 雄?
The radical of 雄 is 隹, which carries the idea of "short-tailed bird". Dictionaries list 雄 under this radical.
Is 雄 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 雄 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the opposite of 雄?
The opposite is 雌 (cí), meaning female, mostly for animals and plants. They pair up in 雌雄 (cíxióng), which means male and female. It can also mean a contest of who is stronger, as in 一决雌雄 (yì jué cíxióng), to fight it out.
Does 雄心勃勃 have a positive or negative meaning?
It is usually positive or neutral and means full of ambition, like 他雄心勃勃地开始创业 (tā xióngxīnbóbó de kāishǐ chuàngyè), he started his business full of ambition. Depending on context it can hint at being overly pushy, but most often it praises someone's drive.