Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 寅虎
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
马虎mǎhucareless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
狼吞虎咽lángtūn-hǔyànto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
寅时yín shí3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
甲寅jiǎ yín51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
丙寅bǐng yínthird year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046