Tiger in Chinese (Mandarin): 老虎 (lǎohǔ)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 老虎

• 老

  Old; here it is just part of the name.

  6 strokes

• 虎

  Tiger.

  8 strokes

老虎 is not an old tiger: 老 is simply part of the name, as in 老鼠 (lǎoshǔ, mouse). Two third tones in a row: the first rises, láohǔ.

More examples with 老虎

• 老虎有黄黑色的条纹。

  老虎有黃黑色的條紋。

  Lǎohǔ yǒu huáng hēi sè de tiáowén.

  The tiger has yellow and black stripes.

• 老虎在森林里。

  老虎在森林裡。

  Lǎohǔ zài sēnlín li.

  The tiger is in the forest.

How to write 老虎 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.