虎
Character
tiger; people often say 老虎 in everyday speech
- Radical
- 虎 (itself)
- Strokes
- 8
- Structure
- Surrounds from top-left
- Parts
- 虍 几
- Traditional
- 虎
- Frequency
- #1207 most common character
Meaning
hǔ
hu3- tiger; people often say 老虎 in everyday speech
Examples
动物园里有一只老虎。
dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī lǎo hǔ
There is a tiger in the zoo.
AI-generated sentence
老虎爱吃肉。
lǎo hǔ ài chī ròu
Tigers love to eat meat.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 8 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 虎
Draw “虎” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 虎
See all 158 →虎口hǔ kǒutiger's denWord虎子hǔ zǐtiger cubWord虎将hǔ jiàngvaliant generalWord虎年hǔ niánYear of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)Word虎牌hǔ páiTiger Brand (beer)Word虎牙hǔ yá(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)Word虎符hǔ fútiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)Word虎虎hǔ hǔvigorousWord虎钳hǔ qiánviseWord虎门hǔ ménthe Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, GuangdongWord