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徒
tú
1. disciple
2. apprentice
3. believer
4. on foot
5. bare or empty
6. to no avail
7. only
8. prison sentence
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

徒劳
túláo
futile
徒然
túrán
in vain
徒步
túbù
to be on foot
徒手
túshǒu
with bare hands
徒工
túgōng
apprentice
徒弟
túdì
apprentice
HSK 6
高徒
gāotú
brilliant student
信徒
xìntú
believer
匪徒
fěitú
gangster
骗徒
piàntú
cheat
门徒
méntú
disciple
叛徒
pàntú
traitor
司徒
Sītú
minister of education (history)
酒徒
jiǔtú
drunkard
赌徒
dǔtú
gambler
囚徒
qiútú
prisoner
党徒
dǎngtú
clique member
圣徒
shèngtú
saint
歹徒
dǎitú
evildoer
HSK 6
奸徒
jiāntú
a crafty villain

Alternate Entries

徒
Tú
surname Tu

Metadata

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

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