懂中文 Dong Chinese

胸

xiōng

breast

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 匈 represents the sound.

Components
⺼ meaning component

⺼  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

匈 sound,meaning component

匈  Sound Meaning component

xiōng

  

breast

Evolution

胸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
胸 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
胸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

胸  

xiōng

breast, bosom, chest; thorax; chest; bosom; heart; mind

胸 (胷) 

xiōng

variant of 胸[xiōng]

Most common words with 胸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

胸

chest

胸部

chest

胸口

pit of the stomach

胸罩

bra

胸腔

thoracic cavity