Sentence #12686378 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 凶手 is built
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凶xiōngterrible
乂to govern · yì
凵open box · kǎn
手shǒuhand
手 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a hand with its fingers spread. On the left of a character it is written 扌.
How to write 凶手
凶 4 strokes · 手 4 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 凶手 (xiōngshǒu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
凶手 (xiōngshǒu) means “murderer” or “killer”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiōngshǒu: xiōng with a 1st tone, then shǒu with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 凶手 is written 兇手. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiongshou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 凶手 from the suggestions. Typing xiongshou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
凶手 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
凶xiōng1st tone, high and level
手shǒu3rd tone, dipping
