元凶

Traditional form:

元凶

Pinyin (reading):

yuánxiōng

Definitions:

• chief offender
• main culprit

Characters:

• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 凶 - culprit; murder; bad, sad

Traditional characters:

• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 凶 - culprit; murder; bad, sad