Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
14 strokes
Character #940 · The First 1000

xióng

bear

bear

Strokes
14
Both scripts
熊
Poster cell
P34

简 = 繁熊 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • xióngmāo panda
  • xióngzhǎng bear paw (as food)
  • xióngxióng raging
  • gǒuxióng black bear
  • báixióng polar bear
  • xióngshì bear market
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 熊

Write 熊 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, xióng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell P34 · 28 × 36 grid

熊 is #940 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 熊 mean in English?
熊 (xióng) means "bear": bear.
How do you pronounce 熊?
熊 is pronounced xióng in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄒㄩㄥˊ.
How many strokes does 熊 have?
熊 has 14 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 熊 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 熊 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 熊?
Common words that use 熊 include 熊猫 (xióngmāo, panda), 熊掌 (xióngzhǎng, bear paw (as food)), 熊熊 (xióngxióng, raging), 狗熊 (gǒuxióng, black bear).
How common is 熊?
熊 is number 940 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell P34 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.