彪
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: biu1
POJ: piu
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: piu
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
adjective: big and tall, strong; stalwart
彪形
彪形
Character has many unrelated senses under one reading (tiger stripes, a wildcat species, robust build, a troop classifier, a surname); the figurative 'big and strong' sense was chosen as most common in modern usage but is not certain to be primary.