Definitions
(noun)
tiger
Etymology
Pictograph of a tiger.
About
虎 is a pictograph that originally depicted a tiger's striped body, open mouth, and claws. Structurally, it features the tiger radical 虍 (hū) at the top and left, abstractly representing the head and striped back, with the bottom component 儿 (ér) indicating legs. The character has consistently meant "tiger", an animal symbolizing strength and ferocity in cultural symbolism. The radical 虍 is frequently used as a semantic component in characters related to tigers or similar fierce feline traits.
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老虎是动物。
老虎住在森林里。
我的虎牙很尖。
明年是虎年。
老虎捕食其他动物。
他跑得像老虎一样快。
如果看到老虎，你应该保持安静。
老虎的条纹有助于它们在草丛中隐藏。