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彪

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(literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart; (old) classifier for troops

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Strokes
11
Radical
虍 +5
Structure
Lower-left enclosure 左下包
Traditional
彪
Common rank
#2,822
Unicode
U+5F6A

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How 彪 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A tiger's 虎 stripes 彡

Components 虎 彡

Words with 彪

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WordPinyinMeaning
彪形大汉 biāo xíng dà hàn (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
德彪西 Dé biāo xī Claude Debussy (1862–1918), French composer
彪个子 biāo gè zi tall and strong physique
彪子 biāo zi (dialect) idiot; simpleton
彪马 Biāo mǎ Puma (brand)
林彪 Lín Biāo Lin Biao (1908–1971), Chinese army leader at the time of the Cultural Revolution
彪形 biāo xíng husky; burly
彪蒙 biāo méng to develop the mind
彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ to shine through the ages (idiom)
彪休 biāo xiū angry; wrathful
彪壮 biāo zhuàng tall and husky; hefty
彪悍 biāo hàn tough as nails; formidable; kick-ass; plucky
彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc…
彪焕 biāo huàn brilliant and shining; outstanding and elegant