FEEDBACK
Purple Culture
Advanced Search

Meaning of 虎

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
Practice Writing Writing Sheet
Setting
虎HSK 4
Pinyin: hǔ
English Definition: tiger; Classifiers: 只
Chinese Definition:
①哺乳动物，毛黄褐色，有黑色条纹，性凶猛，力大。骨和血及内脏均可入药(通称“老虎”)：虎口(a。喻危险境地；b。手上拇指和食指相交的地方)。虎穴(喻危险境地)。虎符(古代调兵的凭证，用铜铸成虎形，分两半)。虎狼(喻凶残的人)。虎头蛇尾。虎踞龙盘。龙腾虎跃。
②勇猛、威武：虎将。虎势。虎劲。虎威。虎虎。虎气。
③古同“唬”，威吓。
④古同“琥”，琥珀。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 虍
Ideographic:A tiger 虍 standing on a rock 几; 虍 also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
    • 虍 [ hū ] tiger
    • 几 [ jǐ ] small table; how many; a few, some
Similar Characters: 虑 虚 虔
Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 虎
Example Words
老虎HSK 4 lǎo hǔ tiger; Classifiers: 只
猛虎 měng hǔ fierce tiger
虎口 hǔ kǒu tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
狼吞虎咽HSK 6 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
虎视眈眈 hǔ shì dān dān to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom); to eye covetously
More:虎* | *虎 | *虎*
Example Sentences
1
zhè
这
zhǐ
只
lǎo hǔ
老虎
hěn
很
xiōng
凶
。
This tiger is very fierce.
2
lǎo hǔ
老虎
shì
是
māo kē
猫科
dòng wù
动物
de
的
dài biǎo
代表
zhī yī
之一
。
Tigers are one of representatives of the Felidae family.
3
lǎo hǔ
老虎
de
的
wěi ba
尾巴
kě yǐ
可以
yòng lái
用来
píng héng
平衡
shēn tǐ
身体
。
The tiger uses its tail to balance its body.
4
tā
她
shì
是
yī gè
一个
hěn
很
xì xīn
细心
de
的
rén
人
，
cóng bù
从不
mǎ hu
马虎
。
She is a very meticulous person, never sloppy.
5
zhè lǐ
这里
yǒu
有
yī zhǐ
一只
kě ài de
可爱的
xiǎo hǔ
小虎
，
zhēn xiǎng
真想
qù zhuā
去抓
tā
它
！
There's a cute little tiger here, I really want to catch it!
More Sentences

Copyright © Purple Culture Co., Ltd. 2001 - 2026. All right reserved.