虎(hǔ)

HSK 58 strokes

tiger

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Character information

Pinyin
hǔ
Meaning
tiger; CL:只
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 虎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸虍几

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

虍hū几jǐ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 虎 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 虎

Common words using 虎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fú伏hǔ虎

to subdue a tiger; fig. to prevail over sinister forces

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bì壁hǔ虎

gecko; house lizard

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yín寅hǔ虎

Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)

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sān三rén人chéng成hǔ虎

three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact

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liǎng两hǔ虎xiāng相dòu斗

see 两虎相争

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jiàn剑chǐ齿hǔ虎

saber-toothed tiger

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shì势chéng成qí骑hǔ虎

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

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táng唐bó伯hǔ虎

Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern…

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