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The Chinese word 熊 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
xióng 1. bear (mammal)
2. (colloquial) to scold
3. (colloquial) timid; cowardly
4. (gay slang) bear (large, hairy man, especially a homosexual one)
     Xiong (mainland China); Hsiung (Taiwan); Hung (Hong Kong)
      - - Xiong Shili (20th-century Chinese philosopher)

熊 ⇨ 能 + 灬
Component Pinyin Meanings
néng 1. (obsolete) a kind of bear
2. able; capable
3. can; to be able to; to be capable of; to be allowed to
      de 。 - I can run fast.
      ? - Is there anybody who can help me?
     漲潮 這個 海灘 散步。 - You can't walk along this beach at high tide.
     公共場所 不能 吸煙。 - You’re not allowed to smoke in public.
4. to successfully do something (negate with 沒)
      進入 大學 讀書 父母 關係。 - You were able to study at this university all because of your parents.
      趕上 末班車。 - He didn't catch up the last train.
5. (dialectal) cocky
      。 -
6. may; could
      ? - May I ask a favour of you?
      一遍 ? - Could you repeat that?
7. rather; would rather
8. ability; capability
     能力 - capability, ability
     無能 - incompetent
9. talent; talented person
     才能 - talent, ability
10. energy; power
     太陽能 - solar energy
     水能 - hydroelectric power
     動能 - kinetic energy
tái      三能tái - zh:三台 (Chinese constellation)
nái 11. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
huǒ 1. fire; flame
     可以 一個 ? - Can I borrow a light?
2. fire (as a disaster); inferno
3. red; fiery; bright; brilliant
4. to burn down
5. light; torch
6. (dialectal) light; lamp
7. anger; rage; wrath
8. to become enraged
9. angry; furious
10. (TCM) internal heat
11. firearm; ammunition; weapon
12. war; warfare
13. thriving; brisk
14. urgent; pressing
15. (neologism) to become popular; to go viral
16. (neologism) to be popular; to be viral
17. (Cantonese) watt (unit of power)
     ※(Definitely, "" here is a unit of brightness (luminous intensity). However, the brightness of a luminous device is measured in watts in life because of luminous intensity's dependence on powe
     20 燈膽 - 20-watt lightbulb
18. Short for 火星 (Mars)
19. (Cantonese) roasted
     (syn, zh, , )
     火鴨 - roasted duck

能 ⇨ 䏍 + 匕 + 匕
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. Variant of 肙
1. (historical) a kind of spoon in ancient China
2. (literary) dagger
3. (zh-hg) Original form of 妣 (deceased mother)
4. Variant of 牝
1. (historical) a kind of spoon in ancient China
2. (literary) dagger
3. (zh-hg) Original form of 妣 (deceased mother)
4. Variant of 牝

䏍 ⇨ 厶 + 月
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. private
2. Variant of 私
3. Variant of 某
yuè 1. (literary or dialectal) moon
2. moon-shaped objects
3. (literary) moonlight
4. month
     (syn, zh, 月份, wuu:號頭)
5. monthly
     月薪 - yuèxīn - monthly wage
6. Variant of 肉
7. Variant of 夕
8. Variant of 明