tu

to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub

Character data

Radical ⼟ (32.10)
Strokes 13
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

塗 tú
  1. 1. to apply (paint etc)
  2. 2. to smear
  3. 3. to daub
  4. 4. to blot out
  5. 5. to scribble
  6. 6. to scrawl
  7. 7. surname Tu
  8. 8. street
  9. 9. (literary) mud
  10. 10. variant of

Words containing 塗

Word Meaning
to apply paint, veneer etc; to plaster over; finish
coating agent; finishing agent
graffiti; to scribble; scrawl
to scribble; graffiti; scrawl
beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
mudskipper (amphibious fish)
to pretend not to know (idiom)
to despise titles and high offices
tidal marsh; shallows; shoal
tideland reclamation
mudflat
unclear; not straightforward; tepid
people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
careless; muddleheaded
confused; muddled; silly
blunderer; bungler
a mess of bookkeeping; muddled accounts
confused; muddled; stupid
muddle-headed; confused; mixed up
muddle-headed; confused; mixed up
dotard
even the wise make mistakes sometimes
to offer one's life in sacrifice
variant of hú tu
blunderer; bungler; also written hú tu chóng