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虎 hǔ

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虎 hǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hǔ | hu3
English translation
tiger
CL:隻 zhī
>只 zhǐ [zhī]
tiger; brave, fierce; surname

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About 虎 hǔ

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

虎 hǔ

Contains the radical

虎 hǔ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A tiger 虍 hū standing on a rock 几 jī ; 虍 hū also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 虎 hǔ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿸虍几

Explanation

Pictograph of a tiger.

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Example sentences using 虎 hǔ

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猪 zhū 总是 zǒngshì 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn 地 de 吃 chī 东西 dōngxī .

Pigs guzzle their food.

一 yī 只 zhǐ 饿 è 虎 hǔ 朝 Cháo 他 tā 猛 měng 扑 pū 过去 guòqu .

A hungry tiger jumped on him.

她 tā 带 dài 着 zhāo 小 xiǎo 弟弟 dìdi 过来 guò lái ,给 gěi 虎 hǔ 妞 niū 下 xià 了 le 一 yī 跪 guì .

She led her younger brother over and knelt down before Tigress.

他 tā 跪 guì 在 zài 溪 xī 边 biān , 马马虎虎 mǎ ma hū hū 地 de 盥洗 guàn xǐ 了 le 一下 yīxià .

Kneeling beside the stream, he made a rough toilet.

湘 xiāng 绣 xiù 长 cháng 于绣狮 shī 、虎 hǔ 题材 tícái .

The most common designs on Xiang embroidery are lions and tigers.

Words with 虎 hǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
虎 hǔ tiger虎 hǔ
老虎 lǎohǔ tiger老虎 lǎohǔ
猛虎 měng hǔ fierce tiger猛虎 měng hǔ
雅虎 Yǎ hǔ Yahoo, Internet portal雅虎 Yǎ hǔ
龙虎 lóng hǔ outstanding people龍虎
马虎 mǎhu careless馬虎
虎视眈眈 hǔ shì dān dān to eye covetously虎視眈眈
虎口 hǔ kǒu tiger's den虎口 hǔ kǒu
壁虎 bì hǔ gecko壁虎 bì hǔ
生龙活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ fig. vigorous and lively生龍活虎
狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn to gorge oneself狼吞虎嚥
马马虎虎 mǎ ma hū hū careless馬馬虎虎
美洲虎 Měi zhōu hǔ jaguar美洲虎 Měi zhōu hǔ
老虎机 lǎo hǔ jī slot machine老虎機
虎子 hǔ zǐ tiger cub虎子 hǔ zǐ
白虎 Bái hǔ (slang) hairless female genitalia白虎 Bái hǔ
母老虎 mǔ lǎo hǔ tigress母老虎 mǔ lǎo hǔ
拦路虎 lán lù hǔ stumbling block攔路虎
东北虎 dōng běi hǔ Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)東北虎
纸老虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ paper tiger紙老虎
虎门 Hǔ mén Humen Town 虎門鎮|虎门镇 Hǔ mén Zhèn [Hǔ​mén​Zhèn]虎門
虎头蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish虎頭蛇尾

虎 hǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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虎 hǔ Decomposition

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虎 hǔ Compounds

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  • 虎 hǔ
    • 彪 biāo
      • 滮 biāo
    • 虒 sī
      • 歋
        • 擨 yé
      • 搋 chuāi , 禠 sī , 篪 chí , 褫 chǐ , 傂, 嗁, 榹, 磃, 螔, 謕, 遞 dì , 鷈 tī , 鼶
    • 唬 hǔ , 琥 hǔ , 猇 xiāo , 箎 chí , 虓 xiāo , 虢 guó , 虣 bào , 虥 zhàn , 虩 xì , 覤 xì , 諕 háo , 俿, 婋, 椃, 淲, 甝 hán , 萀, 虝, 號 hào , 虠, 虤, 虦, 虪, 裭, 贙, 錿, 鯱
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