雄 xióng male; stamina; grand
Made up of [厶 sī private; secret; selfish radical 28, 隹 zhuī short-tailed bird; dove radical 172]Made with 9 strokes.
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Also uses 厶 sī component: 公 gōng (public) 么 me (what) ; 能 néng (to be able to) ; 去 qù (go) ; 台 tái (typhoon) ; 云 yún (cloud) ; 至 zhì (to arrive)
Also uses 隹 zhuī component: 难 nán (difficult) 谁 shéi (who) ; 推 tuī (to push) ; 维 wéi (to preserve)
Different tone
兄 xiōng (elder brother) ; 凶 xiōng (vicious)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
事实胜于雄辩 shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn Better to act than just talk about it英雄无用武之地 yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì A situation where someone's undoubted talents can not be utilized.