xiāo
虓
tiger's roar; clamor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to roar (of a tiger)
literaryLiterary and archaic usage describing the ferocious roar of a tiger. This is the original meaning of the character, which depicts many mouths (㗊) over a head (页/頁), suggesting clamorous noise.
Hǔ虎
xiào啸
yuán猿
tí啼
，
shān山
lín林
zhèn震
xiāo嚣
。
Tigers roared and monkeys cried, shaking the mountains and forests with clamor.
Měng猛
shòu兽
bù不
qún群
，
zhì鸷
niǎo鸟
bù不
shuāng双
，
hǔ虎
bào豹
xiāo哮
xiāo嚣
，
fēng风
xuě雪
jiāo交
jiā加
。
Fierce beasts do not travel in packs, predatory birds do not fly in pairs; tigers and leopards roar fiercely as wind and snow intermingle.