琥

hǔ

noun #39,721

Meanings

这块琥珀里封着一只小虫。

Zhè kuài hǔpò lǐ fēng zhe yì zhī xiǎochóng.

There is a tiny insect trapped inside this piece of amber.

她戴着一条琥珀色的项链。

Tā dài zhe yì tiáo hǔpòsè de xiàngliàn.

She wore a deep amber-colored necklace.

usage

Almost always in 琥珀 (hǔpò, amber), fossilized tree resin. 琥珀色 (hǔpòsè) is the warm amber color, often used for whisky, honey, or sunset light.

radical

王 wáng

jade

On the left this is the jade radical (the jade form of 王), not king. It originally marked a carved tiger-shaped jade tally.

phonetic

虎 hǔ

tiger

虎 (hǔ, tiger) gives the exact sound and also the meaning: the original object was a jade carved in the shape of a tiger.

琥 hǔ