凶狠

xiōnghěn

adjective HSK 7 #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

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.

对手的进攻非常凶狠。

Duìshǒu de jìngōng fēicháng xiōnghěn.

The opponent's attack was extremely vicious.

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