熊

simpl. and trad.
熊

See also 態

Translingual

Han character

熊 (radical 86 火+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 戈心火 (IPF), four-corner 2133₁)

1. a bear
2. brilliant
3. bright
4. used as a surname

References

• KangXi: page 679, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19294
• Dae Jaweon: page 1090, character 32
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2227, character 5
• Unihan data for U+718A

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Cantonese

Hanzi

熊 (Yale hung4)

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Japanese

Noun

熊 (hiragana くま, katakana クマ, romaji kuma)

1. (animal) bear
2. (slang) bear, otter, a hairy man, especially one who is gay

Kanji

熊 (“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. bear

Readings

• On: ゆう (yū)
• Kun: くま (kuma)

Compounds

熊笹 (くまざさ, kumazasa) (bear-hand-shaped) bamboo leaf 熊手 (くまで, kumade) (bear-hand-shaped) bamboo rake

熊胆 (ゆうたん, yuutan) bear's gallbladder. 熊襲 (くまそ, kumaso)

Usage notes

熊 is included in a planned expansion of the general use Jōyō kanji by the Japanese government.

• The Japan Times (October 21, 2009). Get set for next year's overhaul of joyo kanji. Accessed February 23, 2010.

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Korean

Hanja

熊 (hangeul 웅, revised ung, McCune-Reischauer ung, Yale wung)

1. (곰 웅, gom ung): bear

Synonyms

• 羆 (말곰 비, malgom bi) brown bear, horse bear

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Hanzi

熊 (pinyin xióng (xiong2), Wade-Giles hsiung²)

Compounds

• 熊包
• 熊胆
• 熊猫
• 熊瞎子
• 熊心豹胆
• 熊熊
• 熊样儿
• 熊掌
• 熊狸

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Middle Chinese

Han character

熊 (ɦüŋ)

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Vietnamese

Han character

熊 (hùng)