雄xióng
alpha male, hero; manly. 12 strokes, radical 隹, first met in HSK 5.
Pinyin xióngStrokes 12Radical 隹Band HSK 5Words 2
What 雄 is made of
厷 (gōng, forearm) and 隹 (zhuī, short-tailed bird).
隹 carries the meaning — bird — and 厷 carries the sound.
How to write 雄
Strokes 1–4 write 厷, then strokes 5–12 write 隹.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 雄
Words that use 雄
| 雄伟 | grand, magnificent 形容气势宏大、令人震撼 名山山势格外雄伟，修建了生态保护步道。The renowned mountain looked exceptionally magnificent. Lesson 506, 山林养浩 · 崇德博雅与求索笃行 · Scholarly Pursuit & Civic Virtue |
| 英雄 | hero 指才能勇武过人、受人敬仰的人 影片讲的是一位英雄的故事。The film tells the story of a hero. Lesson 675, 影片英雄 · 仁者爱人与德化天下 · Universal Compassion & Moral Cultivation |
Characters that share the sound part 厷
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.