Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

tiger

Chinese: 虎、老虎。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hu” becomes a different word in each tone. 虎 is the 3rd 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

  • 老虎lǎo hǔtiger
  • 马虎mǎ hucareless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
  • 虎子hǔ zǐtiger cub; brave young man
  • 虎年hǔ niánYear of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
  • 虎将hǔ jiàngvaliant general

Example Sentence

老虎是森林里的大王。Lǎo hǔ shì sēn lín lǐ de dà wáng.The tiger is the king of the forest.

老虎Lǎo hǔtigershìis森林sēn línforestinsidedeof大王dà wángking