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彪

biāo

Character

What 彪 means

1. literarytiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart
2. oldclassifier for troops

Words starting with 彪

• 彪形大汉biāo xíng dà hàn(idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
• 彪休biāo xiūangry; wrathful
• 彪壮biāo zhuàngtall and husky; hefty
• 彪子biāo zi(dialect) idiot; simpleton
• 彪形biāo xínghusky; burly
• 彪悍biāo hàntough as nails; formidable; kick-ass
• 彪炳biāo bǐng(literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly…
• 彪焕biāo huànbrilliant and shining; outstanding and elegant
• 彪蒙biāo méngto develop the mind
• 彪马Biāo mǎPuma (brand)
• 彪个子biāo gè zitall and strong physique
• 彪炳千古biāo bǐng qiān gǔto shine through the ages (idiom)

Words containing 彪

• 林彪Lín BiāoLin Biao (1908–1971), Chinese army leader at the time of the Cultural Revolution
• 德彪西Dé biāo xīClaude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer

Characters that look like 彪

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 掘juéto dig
• 逛guàngto stroll; to visit
• 绷bēngto draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); (bound form) embroidery hoop
• 溅jiànto splash
• 湘Xiāngabbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China…
• 鹈tíused in 鹈鹕

Sounds the same

Read biāo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 标mark; sign; label
• 镖dart-like throwing weapon; goods sent under the protection of an armed escort
• 飙(literary) very strong wind; gale; (bound form) wild; violent; unrestrained; furious
• 膘(usu. of livestock) fat
• 镳bit (of a bridle); variant of 镖
• 杓(literary) handle of a spoon or ladle; (literary) collective name for the three stars…
• 猋whirlwind
• 摽(literary) to wave away; to discard
• 飑whirlwind
• 儦walking to and fro
• 熛blaze; flame flaring
• 滮flowing of water