匈

Cantonese · source Jyutpinghung1

Meanings

  1. chest
  2. bosom
  3. heart
  4. mind
  5. thorax
  6. clamor
  7. Xiongnu, Huns, an ancient group in the north of China
  8. Hungary
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Same syllable, six tones

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-CEDICT, the Mandarin–English dictionary, lists the same written form:

  • 匈 Xiōng CC-CEDICT · MandarinHungary; Hungarian; abbr. for 匈牙利 Xiōng yá lì
  • 匈 xiōng CC-CEDICT · Mandarinold variant of 胸 xiōng

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: xiong1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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Cantonese word readings for 匈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. Hun, Hunnic
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) abbreviation of 匈牙利 (Xiōngyálì) (= Hungary): a country in Central Europe
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 匈牙利 (Xiōngyálì): Hungarian (of, from or relating to Hungary)
  4. used in 匈匈
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 凶 (xiōng, “famine”)
  6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 兇 /凶 (xiōng, “fearful; fierce; ferocious”)

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Original source comment: adapted from cc-cedict

Mandarin comparison: CC-CEDICT 2026-10-13, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source reading differences and six-tone sets: computed by zimai from Unihan 17.0.0 (Unicode License V3).

Exact source record & identity匈 匈 [xiong1] {hung1} /chest/bosom/heart/mind/thorax/clamor/Xiongnu, Huns, an ancient group in the north of China/Hungary/ # adapted from cc-cedict

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