hu

tiger

HSK 4 #1083

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 1083rd character
Radical ⾌ (141.2)
Strokes 8
Index # 1071

Definitions

虎 hǔ
  1. 1. tiger
  2. 2. CL zhī

Stroke order

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Words containing 虎

Word Meaning
Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit
White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)
(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
to help a villain do evil (idiom)
tiger bench, Chinese torture method
vise
tiger bone (used in TCM)
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
hot spell during autumn; Indian summer
valiant general
Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
Land Rover
outstanding people; water and fire (in Daoist writing)
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
a rumor repeated again seems true
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
tremendous strength (idiom)
fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
five great generals of Shu in Three Kingdoms
Liu Bei’s five great generals
fig. to prevail over sinister forces; to subdue a tiger
Serving a ruler is as risky as a tiger
fierce fight between strong rivals