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<WL>虎 [hǔ] (老虎 lǎohǔ) tiger; (radical 141, 虎部) [hū] 马马虎虎 [hù] (方言) (鸟名) 虎不拉 | <WL>虎 [hǔ] (老虎 lǎohǔ) tiger; (radical 141, 虎部) [hū] 马马虎虎 [hù] (方言) (鸟名) 虎不拉 | ||
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| − | + | The character 虎 hǔ ‘tiger’ derives from very old pictographs depicting the animal with feet/claws to the left, head and gaping jaws above, and long tail below; forms in which the body has stripes (HDZ) obviously depict a tiger (and not some other large cat); in later ages the character became stylized and its interpretation became less clear; the upper part 虍 was not originally an independent character, but just an abbreviation of 虎 (as in 虑/慮, 虏/虜); the lower part of 虎, written 几 in the modern form (儿 in old forms), suggests a man-eating tiger, or else a tiger rearing up on its hind legs. | |
| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 虎() hǔ ‘tiger’ is said to combine 虍() hǔ ‘striped tiger pelt’ (phonosemantic), over 儿() representing the hind legs (upon which the tiger rears up, standing erect like a man); | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 虎() hǔ ‘tiger’ is said to combine 虍() hǔ ‘striped tiger pelt’ (phonosemantic), over 儿() (as in 兇) representing the hind legs (upon which the tiger rears up, standing erect like a man); formerly wr. 𠪳(), 𪊖(), which seem to depict a a tiger preying upon 鹿() lù ‘deer’ (predator/prey metonymy, the tiger is defined by its kill); the deer is caught in the claws of the tiger; the claws are wr. 𦥑() or 勿(), as in old forms of 革(𠦶) gé ‘hide/pelt/flay’; cf. 瞿() jù ‘frightened prey/bird’. |
| − | Compare: 畏(𤱫𤱖) wèi ‘fear’, in which the bottom is said to be 虎 | + | Compare: 畏(𤱫𤱖) wèi ‘fear’, in which the bottom is said to be 虎 abbrev. |
Compare: 王(𠙻) wáng ‘king, emperor’ (the lines of 王 are associated with the pattern of stripes on the forehead of a tiger). | Compare: 王(𠙻) wáng ‘king, emperor’ (the lines of 王 are associated with the pattern of stripes on the forehead of a tiger). | ||
虎 (or 虍) is the 141st of the 214 radicals. | 虎 (or 虍) is the 141st of the 214 radicals. | ||
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虎 [hǔ] (老虎 lǎohǔ) tiger; (radical 141, 虎部) [hū] 马马虎虎 [hù] (方言) (鸟名) 虎不拉
3 monosyllabic entries in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):
►¹hǔ 虎 {E} n. tiger M: ge/²zhī 个/只 ◆v. ①bluff; intimidate ②deceive; cheat ◆b.f. tiger-like; brave ►hǔjiàng 虎将
►⁶hū 虎 {E} char. ►mǎmahūhū 马马虎虎
►¹⁴hù 虎 char. ►hùbulǎ 虎不拉
The character 虎 hǔ ‘tiger’ derives from very old pictographs depicting the animal with feet/claws to the left, head and gaping jaws above, and long tail below; forms in which the body has stripes (HDZ) obviously depict a tiger (and not some other large cat); in later ages the character became stylized and its interpretation became less clear; the upper part 虍 was not originally an independent character, but just an abbreviation of 虎 (as in 虑/慮, 虏/虜); the lower part of 虎, written 几 in the modern form (儿 in old forms), suggests a man-eating tiger, or else a tiger rearing up on its hind legs.
The Shuōwén Seal form of 虎 hǔ ‘tiger’ is said to combine 虍 hǔ ‘striped tiger pelt’ (phonosemantic), over 儿 (as in 兇) representing the hind legs (upon which the tiger rears up, standing erect like a man); formerly wr. 𠪳, 𪊖, which seem to depict a a tiger preying upon 鹿 lù ‘deer’ (predator/prey metonymy, the tiger is defined by its kill); the deer is caught in the claws of the tiger; the claws are wr. 𦥑 or 勿, as in old forms of 革(𠦶) gé ‘hide/pelt/flay’; cf. 瞿 jù ‘frightened prey/bird’.
Compare: 畏(𤱫𤱖) wèi ‘fear’, in which the bottom is said to be 虎 abbrev.
Compare: 王(𠙻) wáng ‘king, emperor’ (the lines of 王 are associated with the pattern of stripes on the forehead of a tiger).
虎 (or 虍) is the 141st of the 214 radicals.
HDZ:虎 : hǔ : (甲金) 横看都象巨口利齿, 文身长尾, (篆) 则象虎蹲踞之形; (猛兽名) 猫科, 头大而圆, 前额有似王字斑纹, 利牙巨口, 体呈淡荒色或褐色, 有黑色横纹, 性凶猛, 喜欢夜行, 能游泳, 捕食野猪、鹿、獐等动物, 有时伤人; 皮毛可制褥垫和地毯, 肉可食, 骨、血可制药 (东北虎, 华南虎); 凡伤害物类之虫 (蝇虎, 蝎虎, 壁虎); (方言) 脸色陡变而露出严厉或凶恶的表情; 唬: 吓唬; (姓) • hù : (方言) (鸟名) 虎不拉
►references: Guǎngyùn:266.33; Wieger:135; Karlgren:AD87,GSR57b; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:4.2819.2; Lindqvist:105; Mathews:2161; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:1073.03; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:076.1.05; Wáng(1993):51; EDOC:1
►components: 虍几儿
►Cantonese: fu/
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<!-- 2013-03-12T23:27:26Z -->
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<cdl char='虍' uni='864D' variant='4'>
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<comp char='七' uni='4E03' points='31,38 105,70' />
<!-- 2013-03-12T23:26:37Z -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='' uni='E9BA' variant='3'>
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<stroke type='h' points='64,12 108,12' head='cut' />
<stroke type='hg' points='18,30 128,30 114,54' head='cut' />
<stroke type='sp' points='18,30 18,67 0,128' />
<!-- variant based on [U+EF31](V=0) -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='七' uni='4E03' points='0,0 128,124' radical='D1'>
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</cdl>
<cdl char='几' uni='51E0' points='0,4 128,128'>
<stroke type='sp' points='38,0 38,37 0,128' />
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</cdl>
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Unicode: U+864E
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