Chinese symbol for “tiger”
虎
hǔ
tiger; 只 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tiger is 虎 (hǔ), defined as: tiger; 只 (zhī).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “tiger”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 虎.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger; 只 (zhī) |
| 猛虎 | měng hǔ | fierce tiger |
| 马虎 (馬虎) | mǎ hu | careless; sloppy |
| 龙虎 (龍虎) | lóng hǔ | outstanding people; water and fire (in Daoist writing) |
| 虎牙 | hǔ yá | (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth) |
| 壁虎 | bì hǔ | gecko; house lizard |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tiger”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.