凶手
xiōngshǒuTraditional: 凶手
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Translation
murderer, killer
Word origin
A compound of 凶 (xiōng, fierce, violent or inauspicious) and 手 (shǒu, hand, here meaning the doer), together meaning the violent hand, hence a murderer or killer.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 凶 (xiōng, fierce, violent) + 手 (shǒu, hand, doer)
Stroke order
凶
手
Examples
。
The police caught the murderer.
。
The killer has not been found yet.
？
Who is the real murderer?
判刑。
The murderer was given a heavy sentence.
。
In this novel the killer is the butler.
凶手 (xiōng shǒu) means murderer, killer. It is a noun for the person who commits a killing.
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