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虎符
hǔ​fú

tiger tally

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
虎符 hǔ​fú
tiger tally
a two-piece tiger-shaped metal object used in ancient China to authorize troop movements; the split halves were matched together to verify a commander's authority

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