汹 (xiōng) is a Chinese character meaning “(of water) turbulent, surging, roaring”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 凶 (inauspicious; fierce), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 凶
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data strokes (3 + 4 = 7)
Memory aid
Water (氵) turned fierce (凶) — 汹 is water that no longer flows quietly but roars and surges.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 汹涌xiōng yǒngto surge; to rush along; turbulent汹 = xiōng
- 波涛汹涌bō tāo xiōng yǒngthe waves are surging violently; turbulent汹 = xiōng
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All readings
turbulent; surging
(of water) turbulent, surging, roaring; used of noisy, violent momentum
形容水流猛烈翻腾的样子，也用来形容声势凶猛。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 汹涌xiōng yǒngto surge; to rush along; turbulent汹 = xiōng
- 波涛汹涌bō tāo xiōng yǒngthe waves are surging violently; turbulent汹 = xiōng
Sound component
凶 family exact
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 汹 mean?
汹 (xiōng) means (of water) turbulent, surging, roaring; used of noisy, violent momentum.
How do you pronounce 汹?
It is pronounced xiōng.
What parts is 汹 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 凶 (inauspicious; fierce), side by side. The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data strokes (3 + 4 = 7). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 汹 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 汹?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 汹?
Common ones are 汹涌 and 波涛汹涌. The reading of 汹 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.