tu

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

HSK 5 #1735

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1735th character
Radical ⽔ (85.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 2075
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

涂 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

Stroke order

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Words containing 涂

Word Meaning
confused; muddled; silly
to smear; to paint; to apply (makeup etc)
a total mess; complete shambles
graffiti; to scribble; scrawl
paint
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
dotard
muddle-headed; confused; mixed up
careless; muddleheaded
to alter (text); to correct (with correction fluid)
coating; protective layer
blunderer; bungler
variant of hú tu
to put on makeup; to prettify
painted ornament; livery (on airline or company vehicle)
mudflat
people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
a mess of bookkeeping; muddled accounts
to edit; to trim or add (to a text)
to paint over; to paint out
artist; painter
to scribble (graffiti); to daub
road; path
spread (for putting on bread etc)
correction fluid
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