Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

a tiger-cat; stripes; streaks; veins

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “biao” becomes a different word in each tone. 彪 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 彪子biāo zi(dialect) idiot; simpleton
  • 彪形biāo xínghusky; burly
  • 彪蒙biāo méngto develop the mind
  • 彪休biāo xiūangry; wrathful
  • 彪壮biāo zhuàngtall and husky; hefty

Example Sentence

“彪”常用来形容身材高大强壮。“Biāo” cháng yòng lái xíng róng shēn cái gāo dà qiáng zhuàng.The character biao is often used to describe a tall, strong build.

“Biāo”classifier for troops常用cháng yòngin common usageláito come形容xíng róngto describe身材shēn cáistature高大gāo dàtall强壮qiáng zhuàngstrong