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涂
tú
1. variant of [[途<tú>]]
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

涂
tú
to smear, to scribble, to daub; surname
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

涂乙
túyǐ
to trim or add (to a text)
涂家
tújiā
painter
涂写
túxiě
to daub
涂层
túcéng
protective layer
涂径
tújìng
path
涂抹
túmǒ
to paint
HSK 6
涂改
túgǎi
to alter (text)
涂敷
túfū
to smear
涂料
túliào
paint
涂污
túwū
smudge
涂油
túyóu
to grease
涂潭
tútán
muddy water in a pool or pond
涂炭
tútàn
extreme distress
涂片
túpiàn
smear (medical sample)
涂盖
túgài
to coat
涂装
túzhuāng
painted ornament
涂饰
túshì
to apply paint, veneer etc
涂鸦
túyā
graffiti
涂鸭
túyā
variant of [[塗鴉|涂鸦<túyā>]]
海涂
hǎitú
tidal marsh

Alternate Entries

涂
tú
to apply (paint etc) / to smear / to daub / to blot out / to scribble / to scrawl / (literary) mud / street
涂
Tú
surname Tu

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,734
Word Frequency Rank
4,240 of 84,292