凶戾

Traditional form:

兇戾

Pinyin (reading):

xiōnglì

Definitions:

• cruel
• tyrannical

Characters:

• 凶 - culprit; murder; bad, sad
• 戾 - perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant

Traditional characters:

• 兇 - atrocious, brutal, ferocious
• 戾 - perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant