Spot 凶
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
凶 component
xiōng · culprit; murder; bad, sad
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 凶
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue凶Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 凶 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
离=
亠+禸
兇=
+儿
匈=
勹
汹=
氵
垴=
土+亠
恼=
忄+亠
脑=
⺼+亠
酗=
酉
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 凶 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
电脑diànnǎo
computer
HSK 3.0 · L1离lísurname Li
HSK 3.0 · L2离开líkāito depart
HSK 3.0 · L3烦恼fánnǎoto be worried
HSK 3.0 · L4距离jùlídistance
HSK 3.0 · L4远离yuǎnlíto be far from
HSK 3.0 · L4大脑dànǎobrain
HSK 3.0 · L5分离fēnlíto separate
HSK 3.0 · L5离婚líhūnto divorce
HSK 3.0 · L5离职lízhíto leave one's job temporarily
HSK 3.0 · L5脑袋nǎodaihead
HSK 3.0 · L6脑子nǎozibrains
HSK 3.0 · L6