虎 (hǔ) — tiger
Definition
Examples
- 。Dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu yì zhī dà lǎo hǔ.There is a big tiger in the zoo.
- 虎。hǔ Shì sēn lín zhōng de měng shòu.The tiger is a fierce beast in the forest.
- 。Tā huà le yì fú lǎo hǔ de huà.He painted a picture of a tiger.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
虎 originally drew a tiger's head. Its body disappeared, and the legs and tail became the lower part.
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