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徒
Tú
1. surname Tu
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 10 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

徒
tú
disciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

丹徒
Dāntú
Dantu district of Zhenjiang city [[鎮江市|镇江市<Zhènjiāngshì>]], Jiangsu
使徒
shǐtú
apostle
信徒
xìntú
believer
匪徒
fěitú
gangster
叛徒
pàntú
traitor
司徒
Sītú
minister of education (history)
囚徒
qiútú
prisoner
奸徒
jiāntú
a crafty villain
学徒
xuétú
apprentice
师徒
shītú
master and disciple
徒刑
túxíng
prison sentence
徒劳
túláo
futile
徒工
túgōng
apprentice
徒弟
túdì
apprentice
HSK 6
徒手
túshǒu
with bare hands
徒步
túbù
to be on foot
徒然
túrán
in vain
徒裼
túxī
barefooted and barebreasted
恶徒
ètú
hoodlum
教徒
jiàotú
disciple

Alternate Entries

徒
tú
disciple / apprentice / believer / on foot / bare or empty / to no avail / only / prison sentence

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,059
Word Frequency Rank
2,364 of 84,292

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