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cruel

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xiong1 xiōng

Meaning


Primary

cruel

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-ong] temple being tortured by the 兇 cruel monks in the rock garden. They cut off her 儿 legs and put them into a 凶 treasure chest that they then bury in the rocks. Xena screams at their 兇 cruel actions, cursing that she ever came to this crazy temple!

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