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徒
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follower

HSK 6 N2
Human →Relations
tú
ト
いたずら、あだ
도
To walk 走 in someone's footsteps 彳
Components
彳 step+ 土 earth+ 止 stop =
徒 follower
彳 Meaning component
chì step
step with left foot
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
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止 Meaning component
zhǐ stop
stop, halt, desist
Notes
Similar Characters
往 toward從 follow (trad)辵 walking址 address履 footwear屦 straw (simp)屨 tread (trad)彷 seemingly彸 agitated彻 pervade (simp)彼 the other彿 as though (trad)征 go on an expedition (simp)徂 advance径 narrow path (simp)待 treat徇 comply很 very徉 wonder徊 undecided
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
徒
Regular
Modern
Chinese
徒 [Tú]
surname Tu
徒 [tú]
disciple; apprentice; believer; on foot; bare or empty; to no avail; only; prison sentence
Japanese
徒 と 同音
noun party; set; gang; company; person
徒 あだ 同音
adj-nanoun vain; futile; transient; frivolous
徒 ず 同音
noun historical imprisonment (for 1-3 years; third most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
徒 、 徒士 、 徒歩 、 歩 、 歩行 かち 同音

noun

  1. foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
  2. archaic going on foot; walking
徒 、 徒ら いたずら 同音
adj-na usually kana useless; vain; aimless; idle (usu. as いたずらに)
只 、 唯 、 徒 、 但 、 常 ただ 、 タダ 同音
  1. adj-nonoun usually kana ordinary; common; usual
  2. adj-nonoun usually kana free of charge (only 只)
  3. adj-nonoun unaffected; as is; safe (usu. as ただでは...)
  4. adverb only; merely; just; simply
  5. conj. but; however; nevertheless (esp. 但)
無駄 (ateji) 、 徒 (rare) むだ 、 ムダ 同音
nounadj-na futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Example Sentences
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老人は人生がいたずらに過ぎてしまったのはなぜだったのかと考えた。
The old man wondered why life had passed him by.
私はただの名無しの権兵衛です。
I am just a nobody.
私はその切符をただで手にいれた。
I got the ticket for nothing.
彼は結構しぶといね。転んでもただでは起きぬ、いい根性しているよ。
He's a tenacious guy who always manages to come out on top. He's the kind of guy who can turn any situation to his advantage.
Japanese Names
徒 かち
Kachi place name
徒 とうめ
Toume unclassified name
徒 とうめい
Toumei unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (111)
叛徒 [pàn​tú] #4,049
traitor
歹徒 [dǎi​tú] #9,216
evildoer
有期徒刑 [yǒu​qī​tú​xíng] #24,546
limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
信徒 [xìn​tú] #6,342
believer
徒弟 [tú​dì] #11,439
apprentice
徒步 [tú​bù] #9,390
to be on foot
教徒 [jiào​tú] #7,435
disciple
基督徒 [Jī​dū​tú] #6,588
Christian
学徒 [xué​tú] #7,838
apprentice
学徒 [xué​tú] #7,838
apprentice
101 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (162)
⭐ 生徒 [せいと] #1,394
pupil
⭐ 無駄 [むだ] #1,418
futility
⭐ 徒歩 [とほ] #6,959
walking
生徒会 [せいとかい] #8,240
student council
生徒会長 [せいとかいちょう] #8,712
head of the student council
女子生徒 [じょしせいと] #8,720
schoolgirl
男子生徒 [だんしせいと] #8,804
schoolboy
⭐ 只 [ただ] #11,206
ordinary
女生徒 [じょせいと] #13,034
girl student
⭐ 使徒 [しと] #13,354
apostle
152 more items
KOREAN WORDS (8)
사도 #15,132
apostle
신도 #18,866
believer; devotee
성도 #39,112
follower of Christ
도보
walking
도제
student; disciple
평신도
layperson
폭도
rioters; mob; insurgents
학도
student