胸 — Chinese character
胸
xiōng
breast, bosom; heart, mind
- Pinyin
- xiōng
- Radical
- 130 ⾁ (Meat)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 匈
- Formation
- ideographic — A heart ⺼ in the chest 匈; 匈 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 胸 as a kanji
Common words with 胸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胸部 | xiōng bù | chest; bosom |
| 胸口 | xiōng kǒu | chest |
| 胸前 | xiōng qián | (on the) chest; bosom |
| 胸罩 | xiōng zhào | brassiere (underwear); bra |
| 胸怀 (胸懷) | xiōng huái | one's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast |
| 胸围 (胸圍) | xiōng wéi | chest measurement; bust |
| 心胸 | xīn xiōng | heart; mind |
| 胸膛 | xiōng táng | chest |
| 胸腔 | xiōng qiāng | thoracic cavity |
| 隆胸 | lóng xiōng | to enlarge the breasts; breast enlargement |
| 文胸 | wén xiōng | bra |
| 胸脯 | xiōng pú | chest |
English words written with 胸
胸 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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