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突
tū
1. to dash
2. to move forward quickly
3. to bulge
4. to protrude
5. to break through
6. to rush out
7. sudden
8. Taiwan pr. <tú>
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

突
tū
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

乳突
rǔtū
mastoid process
唐突
tángtū
to be rude
搪突
tángtū
variant of [[唐突<tángtū>]]
东突
DōngTū
East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group
树突
shùtū
dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)
突兀
tūwù
lofty or towering
突出
tūchū
prominent
HSK 5
突厥
Tūjué
Turkic ethnic group
突围
tūwéi
to break a siege
突击
tūjī
sudden and violent attack
突然
tūrán
sudden
HSK 3
突发
tūfā
to burst out suddenly
突破
tūpò
to break through
HSK 6
突突
tūtū
beating of the heart
突袭
tūxí
surprise attack
突触
tūchù
synapse
突变
tūbiàn
sudden change
突起
tūqǐ
to appear suddenly
突显
tūxiǎn
conspicuous
米突
mǐtū
meter (unit of length) (loanword) (old)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
483
Word Frequency Rank
2,066 of 84,292

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