Dong Chinese dictionary

xiōng

turbulent

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 匈 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

匈 Sound component

xiōng

breast

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xiōng

the rush of water; turbulent; noisy, restless; torrential rush; tumultuous

Most common words with 洶

Sources