xióng

a bear

Combination of (bear) and (big).

Components
能 iconic component

  Iconic component

néng

  

to be able

Pictograph of a bear.

大 iconic component

  Iconic component

dài

  

big

Evolution

熊 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
熊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
熊 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
熊 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xióng

a bear; brilliant; bright; surname; bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable

 

Xióng

surname Xiong

Most common words with 熊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

bear

熊猫

panda

大熊猫

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

熊熊

raging

浣熊

raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)