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Tu

HSK 7
Abstract →Qualities
tú
ト、ズ、チョ、ジョ
みち
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound. Simplified form of 塗.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 余 excess =
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氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
余 Phonetic component
yú excess
I, my, me
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 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 Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
涂 [Tú]
surname Tu
涂 [tú]
variant of 途[tú]
涂 / 塗 [tú]
to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (58)
糊涂 [hú​tu] #3,703
muddled
一塌糊涂 [yī​tā​hú​tu] #6,924
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
涂料 [tú​liào] #15,323
paint
涂鸦 [tú​yā] #9,141
graffiti
涂抹 [tú​mǒ] #26,773
to paint
涂层 [tú​céng] #36,419
protective layer
一败涂地 [yī​bài​tú​dì] #16,046
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
涂片 [tú​piàn] #22,179
smear (medical sample)
糊里糊涂 [hú​li​hú​tú] #25,523
confused
稀里糊涂 [xī​li​hú​tu] #29,389
muddleheaded
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