凶狠

xiōnghěn

adjective HSK 7-9 #14,884

Meanings

1 fierce and malicious
2 vicious; ruthless

Characters

fierce; violent

ruthless; vicious

狠 has the dog radical (犭), evoking animal ferocity.

Examples

HSK 6

对手的进攻非常凶狠。

Duìshǒu de jìngōng fēicháng xiōnghěn.

The opponent's attack was extremely vicious.

HSK 7-9

他用凶狠的眼神看着我。

Tā yòng xiōnghěn de yǎnshén kàn zhe wǒ.

He looked at me with a fierce glare.

Tips

usage

凶狠 emphasizes the look or manner (fierce eyes, fierce attack), while 凶残 emphasizes the result (savage cruelty, brutality). A person can look 凶狠 without being 凶残.

Stroke Order

凶 xiōng

狠 hěn