Trace Panda
■ radical

xióng

a bear

How it’s built

Pictograph of a bear holding meat in its mouth. Based on 能, with four dots added at the bottom to differentiate it, representing four legs.

能
iconic

can; able — Here used as a pictograph of a bear.

灬
iconic

fire — 灬 is a component form of 火. Here used to represent four legs.

Through the ages

Seal script

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