小熊

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	bear; to scold; to rebuke
trad. (小熊)		小	熊
simp. ^#(小熊)		小	熊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiǎoxióng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎoxióng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siǎosyóng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao³-hsiung²
  - Yale: syǎu-syúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaushyong
  - Palladius: сяосюн (sjaosjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

小熊

little bear

Proper noun

小熊

Pooh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	熊
こ Grade: 1	くま > ぐま Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 小 (ko, “small”) +‎ 熊 (kuma, “bear”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こぐま [kògúmá] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡɯ̟ma̠]

Noun

小(こ)熊(ぐま) • (koguma)

(literal) a small bear
alternative spelling of 子熊 (“bear cub”)

See also

こぐま座(ざ) (Kogumaza)