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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hǔ | hu3
English translation
amber, tigers-eye

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Wáng

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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A tiger's eye  stone  Wáng also provides the pronunciation

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

王虎

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适用 shì yòng 本法 de 酸酐 yǒu běn 二甲酸, 马来酸琥珀酸的酸酐.

Suitable anhydrides for use in this process include phthalic , maleic, and succinic.

展出 zhǎn chū de 有用 yǒu yòng 玉石 yù shí 琥珀 hǔ pò 紫水晶 zǐ shuǐ jīng zuò de 耳环 ěrhuán 项链 xiàngliàn 手镯 shǒu zhuó .

On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst.

破云 ér chū de 阳光 yángguāng 透过 tòu guò 窗户 chuānghu 送来一束琥珀色 de 光线 guāng xiàn

A burst of sunshine sent a beam of amber light through the window.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
琥珀 hǔ pò amber琥珀 hǔ pò
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