虎符 in English hu3 fu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)

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Pinyin

hu3 fu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

hu3tiger fu2surname Fu