xióng

male of species

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
厷 sound component

  Sound component

gōnghóng

  

forearm

隹 meaning component

  Meaning component

zhuī

  

bird

Evolution

雄 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
雄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
雄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xióng

male of species; hero; manly; male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence

Most common words with 雄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

英雄

hero

male

雄厚

robust

雄性

male

雄心

great ambition