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biāo

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biāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biāo | biao1
English translation
tiger; a tiger's stripes; like a tiger

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About biāo

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

biāo

Contains the radical

shān

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A tiger's  stripes  shān

Etymology of biāo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

虎彡

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Example sentences using biāo

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他们 tā men 看到彪形大汉 biāo xíng dà hàn 走进 zǒu jìn le 酒吧 jiǔbā .

They saw that four large men marched into the pub.

据曼迪 shuì 帕特彪悍 biāo hàn de 外表 wàibiǎo xià 隐藏 yǐn cáng zhāo 一颗害羞 hàixiū qiě 敏感 mǐngǎn de xīn

According to Mandy, Pat's tough exterior hides a shy and sensitive soul.

Words with biāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
biāo tiger cub biāo
林彪 Lín Biāo Lin Biao (1908-1971), Chinese army leader at time of the Cultural Revolution林彪 Lín Biāo
彪悍 biāo hàn tough as nails彪悍 biāo hàn
彪形大汉 biāo xíng dà hàn burly chap彪形大漢
彪炳 biāo bǐng shining彪炳 biāo bǐng
德彪西 Dé biāo xī Claude Debussy (1862-1918), French composer德彪西 Dé biāo xī
彪形 biāo xíng husky彪形 biāo xíng
彪壮 biāo zhuàng hefty彪壯
彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ to shine through the ages (idiom)彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ

biāo Decomposition & Compounds

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