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| Traditional | Simplified | Pinyin | English | Frequency |
| 虎 | 虎 | hǔ | tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī] | |
| 虎符 | 虎符 | hǔ fú | tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) | |
| 虎骨 | 虎骨 | hǔ gǔ | tiger bone (used in TCM) | |
| 虎虎 | 虎虎 | hǔ hǔ | vigorous / formidable / strong | |
| 虎將 | 虎将 | hǔ jiàng | valiant general | |
| 虎鯨 | 虎鲸 | hǔ jīng | killer whale (Orcinus orca) | |
| 虎口 | 虎口 | hǔ kǒu | tiger's den / dangerous place / the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand | |
| 虎林 | 虎林 | Hǔ lín | Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Jī xī], Heilongjiang | |
| 虎門 | 虎门 | Hǔ mén | the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong / Humen Town 虎門鎮|虎门镇[Hǔ mén Zhèn] | |
| 虎年 | 虎年 | hǔ nián | Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010) | |
| 虎牌 | 虎牌 | Hǔ Pái | Tiger Brand (beer) | |
| 虎魄 | 虎魄 | hǔ pò | variant of 琥珀[hǔ pò] | |
| 虎鉗 | 虎钳 | hǔ qián | vise | |
| 虎丘 | 虎丘 | Hǔ qiū | Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu | |
| 虎尾 | 虎尾 | Hǔ wěi | Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan | |
| 虎牙 | 虎牙 | hǔ yá | (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth) | |
| 虎子 | 虎子 | hǔ zǐ | tiger cub / brave young man | |
| 艾虎 | 艾虎 | ài hǔ | see 艾鼬[ài yòu] | |
| 白虎 | 白虎 | Bái hǔ | White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia | |
| 壁虎 | 壁虎 | bì hǔ | gecko; house lizard | |
| 伏虎 | 伏虎 | fú hǔ | to subdue a tiger / fig. to prevail over sinister forces | |
| 老虎 | 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī] | |
| 龍虎 | 龙虎 | lóng hǔ | outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing) | |
| 路虎 | 路虎 | Lù hǔ | Land Rover | |
| 馬虎 | 马虎 | mǎ hu | careless / sloppy / negligent / skimpy | |
| 猛虎 | 猛虎 | měng hǔ | fierce tiger | |
| 羆虎 | 罴虎 | pí hǔ | fierce animals | |
| 石虎 | 石虎 | Shí Hǔ | Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hòu Zhào] | |
| 石虎 | 石虎 | shí hǔ | leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits | |
| 臥虎 | 卧虎 | wò hǔ | crouching tiger / fig. major figure in hiding / concealed talent | |
| 雅虎 | 雅虎 | Yǎ hǔ | Yahoo, Internet portal | |
| 寅虎 | 寅虎 | yín hǔ | Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010) | |
| 蠅虎 | 蝇虎 | yíng hǔ | jumping spider (family Salticidae) | |
| 虎斑蝶 | 虎斑蝶 | hǔ bān dié | common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia) | |
| 虎蹲砲 | 虎蹲炮 | hǔ dūn pào | a short-barreled mortar / an ancient catapult | |
| 虎列拉 | 虎列拉 | hǔ liè lā | cholera (loanword) | |
| 虎烈拉 | 虎烈拉 | hǔ liè lā | cholera (loanword) | |
| 虎林市 | 虎林市 | Hǔ lín shì | Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Jī xī], Heilongjiang | |
| 虎門鎮 | 虎门镇 | Hǔ mén Zhèn | Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平[Tài píng], a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市|东莞市[Dōng guǎn Shì], Guangdong | |
| 虎起臉 | 虎起脸 | hǔ qǐ liǎn | to take a fierce look | |
| 虎丘區 | 虎丘区 | Hǔ qiū qū | Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu | |
| 虎獅獸 | 虎狮兽 | hǔ shī shòu | tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness | |
| 虎跳峽 | 虎跳峡 | Hǔ tiào Xiá | Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jīn shā jiāng] in Lijiang Naxi autonomous county 麗江納西族自治縣|丽江纳西族自治县[Lì jiāng Nà xī zú Zì zhì xiàn], Yunnan | |
| 虎頭蜂 | 虎头蜂 | hǔ tóu fēng | hornet | |
| 虎頭牌 | 虎头牌 | hǔ tóu pái | The Tiger tablet, Yuan dynasty play by Li Zhifu 李直夫[Lǐ Zhí fū] | |
| 虎尾蘭 | 虎尾兰 | hǔ wěi lán | snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata) | |
| 虎尾鎮 | 虎尾镇 | Hǔ wěi zhèn | Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yún lín xiàn], Taiwan | |
| 虎咬豬 | 虎咬猪 | hǔ yǎo zhū | see 刈包[guà bāo] | |
| 虎爪派 | 虎爪派 | hǔ zhuǎ pài | Hu Zhua Pai - "Tiger Claw Sytem" - Martial Art | |
| 虎字頭 | 虎字头 | hǔ zì tóu | name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141) / see also 虍[hū] | |
| 虎不拉 | 虎不拉 | hù bu lǎ | (dialect) shrike / Taiwan pr. [hǔ bu lā] | |
| 白虎觀 | 白虎观 | Bái hǔ guàn | White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝 | |
| 東北虎 | 东北虎 | dōng běi hǔ | Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) | |
| 飛虎隊 | 飞虎队 | Fēi hǔ duì | Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit | |
| 黑虎拳 | 黑虎拳 | hēi hǔ quán | Hei Hu Quan - "Black Tiger Fist" - Martial Art | |
| 虎斑地鶇 | 虎斑地鸫 | hǔ bān dì dōng | (bird species of China) scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma) | |
| 虎斑鸚鵡 | 虎斑鹦鹉 | hǔ bān yīng wǔ | budgerigar (genus Psittacella, several species) / budgie | |
| 虎背熊腰 | 虎背熊腰 | hǔ bèi xióng yāo | back of a tiger and waist of a bear / tough and stocky build | |
| 虎踞龍盤 | 虎踞龙盘 | hǔ jù lóng pán | lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain | |
| 虎踞龍蟠 | 虎踞龙蟠 | hǔ jù lóng pán | lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain | |
| 虎口餘生 | 虎口余生 | hǔ kǒu yú shēng | lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom) / fig. to narrowly escape death | |
| 虎皮鸚鵡 | 虎皮鹦鹉 | hǔ pí yīng wǔ | budgerigar | |
| 虎視眈眈 | 虎视眈眈 | hǔ shì dān dān | to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously | |
| 虎頭海鵰 | 虎头海雕 | hǔ tóu hǎi diāo | (bird species of China) Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) | |
| 虎頭蛇尾 | 虎头蛇尾 | hǔ tóu shé wěi | lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish | |
| 虎尾春冰 | 虎尾春冰 | hǔ wěi chūn bīng | lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation | |
| 虎紋伯勞 | 虎纹伯劳 | hǔ wén bó láo | (bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus) | |
| 華南虎 | 华南虎 | Huá nán hǔ | South China Tiger | |
| 劍齒虎 | 剑齿虎 | jiàn chǐ hǔ | saber-toothed tiger | |
| 攔路虎 | 拦路虎 | lán lù hǔ | stumbling block | |
| 老虎菜 | 老虎菜 | lǎo hǔ cài | tiger salad, a northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek | |
| 老虎凳 | 老虎凳 | lǎo hǔ dèng | tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) | |
| 老虎機 | 老虎机 | lǎo hǔ jī | slot machine | |
| 老虎鉗 | 老虎钳 | lǎo hǔ qián | vise / pincer pliers | |
| 老虎灶 | 老虎灶 | lǎo hǔ zào | old-style large kitchen stove | |
| 龍虎鬥 | 龙虎斗 | lóng hǔ dòu | fight between powerful contenders | |
| 捋虎鬚 | 捋虎须 | luō hǔ xū | lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers / to do sth very daring | |
| 美洲虎 | 美洲虎 | Měi zhōu hǔ | jaguar | |
| 母老虎 | 母老虎 | mǔ lǎo hǔ | tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen | |
| 爬山虎 | 爬山虎 | pá shān hǔ | Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) | |
| 秋老虎 | 秋老虎 | qiū lǎo hǔ | hot spell during autumn / Indian summer | |
| 獅虎獸 | 狮虎兽 | shī hǔ shòu | liger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress | |
| 水虎魚 | 水虎鱼 | shuǐ hǔ yú | piranha (fish) | |
| 臺虎鉗 | 台虎钳 | tái hǔ qián | bench vise | |
| 唐伯虎 | 唐伯虎 | Táng Bó hǔ | Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 | |
| 五虎將 | 五虎将 | Wǔ hǔ jiàng | Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠 | |
| 蝦虎魚 | 虾虎鱼 | xiā hǔ yú | goby (flat fish, Gobiidae) | |
| 笑面虎 | 笑面虎 | xiào miàn hǔ | man with a big smile and evil intentions | |
| 蠍虎座 | 蝎虎座 | Xiē hǔ zuò | Lacerta (constellation) | |
| 楊虎城 | 杨虎城 | Yáng Hǔ chéng | Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general | |
| 紙老虎 | 纸老虎 | zhǐ lǎo hǔ | paper tiger | |
| 伴君如伴虎 | 伴君如伴虎 | bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ | being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom) | |
| 扮豬吃老虎 | 扮猪吃老虎 | bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ | to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down | |
| 暴虎馮河 | 暴虎冯河 | bào hǔ píng hé | lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) / fig. to display foolhardy courage | |
| 彩虹蜂虎 | 彩虹蜂虎 | cǎi hóng fēng hǔ | (bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus) | |
| 蒼蠅老虎 | 苍蝇老虎 | cāng ying lǎo hǔ | (coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name) | |
| 藏龍臥虎 | 藏龙卧虎 | cáng lóng wò hǔ | lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent | |
| 豺狼虎豹 | 豺狼虎豹 | chái láng hǔ bào | lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / fig. nasty, cruel people | |
| 陳巴爾虎旗 | 陈巴尔虎旗 | Chén bā ěr hǔ qí | Old Barag banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia | |
| 吃角子老虎 | 吃角子老虎 | chī jiǎo zi lǎo hǔ | slot machine |