小熊

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	bear; to scold; to rebuke
trad. (小熊)		小	熊
simp. #(小熊)		小	熊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎoxióng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoxióng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosyóng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-hsiung²
    • Yale: syǎu-syúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushyong
    • Palladius: сяосюн (sjaosjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

小熊

1. little bear

Proper noun

小熊

1. Pooh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	熊
こ Grade: 1	くま > ぐま Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 小 (ko, “small”) +‎ 熊 (kuma, “bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こぐま [kògúmá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Noun

小(こ)熊(ぐま) • (koguma) 

1. (literal) a small bear
2. Alternative spelling of 子熊 (“bear cub”)

See also

• こぐま座(ざ) (Kogumaza)