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琥

hǔ
noun #39,721

Meanings

  1. 1 amber (in 琥珀)
  2. 2 tiger-shaped jade tally (archaic)

Examples

HSK 6
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.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

琥 hǔ