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 hǔtiger是shìis森林sēn línforest里lǐinside的deof大王dà wángking。