Chinese Word Entry

雄激素
Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): xióng jī sù
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung4 gik1 sou3
Definitions:
  1. male hormone

  2. testosterone


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Chinese characters used in this word

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence, male of species, manly
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄩㄥˊ (xióng)
Cantonese: hung4
Japanese: ユウ (yuu) / お- (o-)、 おす (osu)、 おん (on)、 お (o)
Korean: 웅 (ung)
Vietnamese: hùng

violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite, arouse, excite, quickly
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧ (jī), ㄐㄧㄠˋ (jiào), ㄐㄧㄠ (jiāo)
Cantonese: gik1
Japanese: ゲキ (geki)、 ケキ (keki) / はげ.しい (hageshii)、 はげしく (hageshiku)、 はげます (hagemasu)
Korean: 격 (gyeog)
Vietnamese: kích, váng, khích

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered, white (silk), plain, vegetarian, formerly, normally
Readings
Mandarin: ㄙㄨˋ (sù)
Cantonese: sou3
Japanese: ソ (so)、 ス (su) / もと (moto)、 しろぎぬ (shiroginu)、 きじ (kiji)
Korean: 소 (so)
Vietnamese: tố