虎

hǔ

tiger

CL:隻|只[zhi1]

tiger head (虍) + small stool (几) = tiger

The top part 虍 is the traditional tiger-head radical, carrying the animal's striped identity. Below it, 几 resembles a low stool, evoking the crouched, compact stance of a tiger ready to spring.

虍+几→虎
几A small tableSemantic
虍Tiger-head radicalSemantic

动物园里有一只老虎。

dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yī zhī lǎo hǔ。

There is a tiger in the zoo.

这只虎住在山里,很少出来。

zhè zhī hǔ zhù zài shān lǐ,hěn shǎo chū lái。

This tiger lives in the mountains and rarely comes out.

Words with 虎

雅虎

yǎ hǔ

Yahoo, Internet portal

狼吞虎咽

láng tūn hǔ yàn

to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously

华南虎

huá nán hǔ

South China Tiger

为虎作伥

wèi hǔ zuò chāng

(idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil

唐伯虎

táng bó hǔ

Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

虎虎

hǔ hǔ

vigorous

虎头蛇尾

hǔ tóu shé wěi

lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

美洲虎

měi zhōu hǔ

jaguar

虎口

hǔ kǒu

tiger's den

如虎添翼

rú hǔ tiān yì

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings

飞虎队

fēi hǔ duì

Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two

卧虎

wò hǔ

crouching tiger

More characters with 虍

虏虔