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虎符
hǔ​fú

tiger tally

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
虎符 hǔ​fú
tiger tally noun
A two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority; one half was issued to a military officer and matched with the other half for verification.

Frequency

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0.244 per million

Cross-References

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  • 兵符 bīng​fú

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