虍 hū
radical 141
: stripes of a tiger
: “tiger” radical in Chinese characters
see Tiger
虎 hǔ
noun
: tiger
虎 | とら tora
noun
: tiger (Panthera tigris)
: (Colloquialism) drunk person
虎冠 | とらかんむり torakanmuri
noun
: kanji “tiger” radical
虍部 | コ ko
: Radical 141 meaning “tiger” is 1 of 29 Kangxi radicals
see original 虎 Tiger
2022 Year of the Black Water Tiger
Chinese New Year 2022, which lands on Tuesday, February 1st, is the Year of the Black Water Tiger. The Tiger is powerful, brave, confident, charming, well-liked, and the king of animals (in China). It is a year made for bold action and change.
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”
– Albert Einstein
Get out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself! Make a stand.
“Let him that would move the world first move himself.”
– Socrates
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a tiger standing on hind legs 儿.
Historical variant:
乕 hu3: tiger; brave, fierce
“Tiger” radical #141
Examples:祝您龍騰虎躍。
zhu4 nin2 long2 teng2 hu2 yue4
Wishing you soaring prosperity & abounding vigor in the new year.
(idiom: lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping. fig. prosperous and bustling, vigorous and active. To stand up and make a difference)
My wish to you is a Healthy, Prosperous and Roaring 2022!
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
