Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xiong

/ʒˈɔŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: xiong
IPA: /ʒˈɔŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of siong.

name

Etymology

From Hokkien 傷 /伤 (siong). The spelling with x is Pinyin-based.

Origin

Source language: Chinese

Word Breakdown

Root: 傷, -, 熊

Inflected Forms

more xiong (comparative) most xiong (superlative) Xiongs (plural) Hsiung (alternative)

Rhymes With

long wrong along song strong hong kong belong hong-kong dong lifelong jong

Questions

How do you pronounce xiong?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʒˈɔŋ/.
What does xiong mean?: Alternative form of siong.
Where does xiong come from?: It is traced to Chinese.

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