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熊

“bear”

熊 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.

Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Xiong.

Meaning & origin

What it means

熊 goes back to a word meaning “bear.”

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Where it comes from

熊 comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

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How it developed

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-wəm.

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熊能HungYungXiongUngHsiung

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 5

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