老虎 (lǎohǔ) · tiger

老虎 (lǎohǔ) means “tiger”. It is written with 2 characters: 老 (old) + 虎 (tiger). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 老虎 is built

The characters

老 lǎo · old

What 老 is made of

耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

虎 hǔ · tiger

What 虎 is made of

虍hū — tiger
- 七qī — seven
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke
几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second

Example sentences

老虎是一种大动物。Lǎohǔ shì yī zhǒng dà dòngwù.The tiger is a large animal.

你在动物园见过老虎吗？Nǐ zài dòngwùyuán jiànguo lǎohǔ ma?Have you seen a tiger at the zoo?

Questions about 老虎

What does 老虎 mean?

老虎 (lǎohǔ) means “tiger”.

How do you pronounce 老虎?

老虎 is pronounced lǎohǔ.

Which HSK level is 老虎?

老虎 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.

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Learn 老虎 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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