胸 (xiōng)

variant of 胸[xiong1]

HSK 3.1 level 5
10 strokes

Etymology

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

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“匈，聲也。从勹，凶聲。，匈或从肉。”

Components

⺼ (meaning) — ⺼ is a component form of 肉.
匈 (sound, meaning)