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
to smear; to apply (ointment); to daub
to smear (dirt, paint); stain; to deface
to grease; to oil; to baste (cookery)
anoint
pasting table (for wallpapering)
muddy water in a pool or pond
in utter misery; extreme distress
smear (medical sample); microscope slide
whitewash for tree trunks; tree trunk paint
to coat; to plaster over; to mask
to apply paint, veneer etc; to plaster over; finish
coating agent; finishing agent
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
Mt Tu in Zhejiang
Durkheim
Durkheim
unclear; not straightforward; tepid
Dangtu county in Ma'anshan mǎ ān shān, Anhui
Dangtu county in Ma'anshan mǎ ān shān, Anhui