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Character

虎

hǔ HSK 4
虎 hǔ HSK 4
  • 1. tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes)
  • 2. brave and mighty (metaphor for fierce courage)
  • 3. (dial.) to show a fierce expression
  • 4. a surname
  • 5. old variant of 唬
  • 6. metaphor for an extraordinary person
  • 7. metaphor for an enemy or adversary
  • 8. something resembling a tiger
Words using 虎 as hǔ (3)
  • 1 老虎 lǎo hǔ — tiger HSK 4
    • 老 descriptive prefix (adds emphasis/reverence)
    • 虎 tiger (the core animal meaning)
    Example

    老虎是森林之王。

    lǎo hǔ shì sēn lín zhī wáng

    The tiger is the king of the forest.

  • 2 马虎 mǎ hu — careless HSK 6
    • 马 horse (part of idiom)
    • 虎 tiger (part of idiom)
    Example

    这是一个马虎的错误。

    zhè shì yí gè mǎ hu de cuò wù

    This is a careless mistake.

  • 3 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn — to wolf down food HSK 7
    • 狼 wolf (represents fierce, rapid eating)
    • 吞 to swallow (whole, without chewing properly)
    • 虎 tiger (reinforces the fierce, aggressive nature)
    • 咽 to gulp down (swallow quickly)
    Example

    他饿极了，狼吞虎咽地吃完了三碗饭。

    tā è jí le láng tūn hǔ yàn de chī wán le sān wǎn fàn

    He was extremely hungry and wolfed down three bowls of rice.

Structure & writing
虎 hǔ — tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes)
虎 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 7
唬 hu

consists of

1 虍 hū — tiger-stripe pattern; tiger skin markings
虍 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 4
虎 hǔ tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes) 虑 lǜ to think over; to ponder
HSK 5
虚 xū empty; hollow (opposite of 实)
HSK 7
虏 lǔ to capture (in battle) 虐 nüè cruel and vicious 虔 qián reverent; devout
2 几 jǐ — how many (interrogative)
Xpinyin
几 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
亮 liàng bright; luminous 机 jī machine; a device or apparatus composed of many parts that can do work or serve a special function
HSK 3
朵 duǒ measure word for flowers or clusters 船 chuán boat; ship (primary watercraft, various types, also used in aerospace) 铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb)
HSK 4
虎 hǔ tiger (large feline mammal with yellow fur and black stripes)
HSK 5
凭 píng lean against (with one's body) 沿 yán along (a river, road, or edge of something) 肌 jī muscle; tissue composed of muscle fibers capable of contraction
HSK 6
凡 fán ordinary, commonplace 饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱)
HSK 7
冗 rǒng superfluous; useless; idle 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 凯 kǎi triumphal music played upon a victorious army's return 凰 huáng the female phoenix (see 凤凰); a legendary bird symbolizing good omen 凳 dèng stool (a seat with legs but no back)
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秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 讥 jī to mock, to satirize

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