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虎

hǔ

HSK 4 Character Measure word 只

What 虎 means

1. tiger

Example sentences

• 那不是老虎。
  That is not a tiger.
• 这不是老虎。
  This is not a tiger.
• 老虎被杀了。
  The tiger was killed.
• 小老虎很象猫。
  Young tigers resemble cats.
• 初生之犊不畏虎。
  Chūshēngzhīdúbùwèihǔ.
  The sacrificed newborn doesn't fear the tiger.
• 我要一只宠老虎。
  I want a pet tiger.

Words starting with 虎

• 虎子hǔ zǐtiger cub; brave young man
• 虎口hǔ kǒutiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
• 虎视眈眈hǔ shì dān dān(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom)…
• 虎跳峡Hǔ tiào XiáTiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江
• 虎将hǔ jiàngvaliant general
• 虎牙hǔ yá(colloquial) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
• 虎年hǔ niánYear of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
• 虎牌Hǔ PáiTiger Brand (beer)
• 虎符hǔ fútiger tally…
• 虎虎hǔ hǔvigorous; formidable; strong
• 虎门Hǔ ménthe Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong; Humen Town 虎门镇
• 虎骨hǔ gǔtiger bone (used in TCM)
• 虎不拉hù bu lǎ(dialect) shrike; Taiwan pr. hǔ bu lā
• 虎列拉hǔ liè lā(loanword) cholera
• 虎字头hǔ zì tóuname of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141); see also 虍
• 虎尾兰hǔ wěi lánsnake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
• 虎林市Hǔ lín ShìHulin, a county-level city in Jixi City 鸡西市
• 虎烈拉hǔ liè lā(loanword) cholera
• 虎起脸hǔ qǐ liǎnto take a fierce look
• 虎头牌hǔ tóu páitiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙门
• 虎口余生hǔ kǒu yú shēnglit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom); fig. to narrowly escape death
• 虎尾春冰hǔ wěi chūn bīnglit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)…
• 虎纹伯劳hǔ wén bó láo(bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)
• 虎毒不食子hǔ dú bù shí zǐa tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)…

Words containing 虎

• 老虎lǎo hǔtiger
• 马虎mǎ hucareless; sloppy; negligent
• 狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
• 猛虎měng hǔfierce tiger
• 白虎Bái hǔWhite Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky); (slang) hairless female genitalia
• 马马虎虎mǎ ma hū hūcareless; casual; vague
• 唐伯虎Táng Bó hǔTang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern…
• 飞虎队Fēi hǔ duìFlying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two…
• 壁虎bì hǔgecko; house lizard
• 九牛二虎之力jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lìtremendous strength (idiom)
• 生龙活虎shēng lóng huó hǔlit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom); fig. vigorous and lively
• 老虎凳lǎo hǔ dèngtiger bench…
• 母老虎mǔ lǎo hǔtigress; (fig.) fierce woman; vixen
• 伏虎fú hǔto subdue a tiger; fig. to prevail over sinister forces
• 石虎shí hǔleopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis); sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of…
• 卧虎wò hǔcrouching tiger; fig. major figure in hiding; concealed talent
• 路虎Lù hǔLand Rover
• 雅虎Yǎ hǔYahoo, Internet portal
• 龙虎lóng hǔoutstanding people; water and fire (in Daoist writing)
• 东北虎dōng běi hǔAmur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
• 水虎鱼shuǐ hǔ yúpiranha (fish)
• 油老虎yóu lǎo hǔgas guzzler
• 白虎观Bái hǔ guànWhite Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held…
• 笑面虎xiào miàn hǔman with a big smile and evil intentions

Characters built on 虍

These share the phonetic component 虍 (hū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 虑lǜto think over; to consider; anxiety
• 虚xūemptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles
• 虏lǔprisoner of war; to capture; to take prisoner
• 虞yú(literary) to expect; to anticipate; (literary) to be concerned about…

Characters that look like 虎

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

• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure
• 虐nüè(bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh; (literary) disaster; catastrophe
• 垒lěirampart; base (in baseball); to build with stones, bricks etc
• 炭tànwood charcoal; coal
• 虏lǔprisoner of war; to capture; to take prisoner
• 彦yànaccomplished; elegant

Sounds the same

Read hǔ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 唬a tiger's roar; to scare; to intimidate
• 琥used in 琥珀
• 浒bank of a river
• 乕old variant of 虎