03961 Chinese character of 涂 and pronounce tou4

The Chinese character【涂】that I will teach you today is a word that describes action or geography. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Smear or road.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【涂】:tú

Cantonese Jyutping of 【涂】:tou4

Below is a description of the essential features of the character 【涂】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【涂】, for example:Describing an action or geography , It means mainly smear or road .Because Chinese characters embody extensive meanings, there may be deeper interpretations and specific functions beyond what is presented here.

【涂】is an individual word whose meaning expands when incorporated into combinations, such as【塗抹、塗道】(Mandarin Pinyin:tú mò 、tú dào/ Cantonese Jyutping:tou4 mut3 、tou4 dou6)

This character is composed using 10 strokes,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


他在畫布上塗抹了各種顏色。

He applied various colors to the canvas.


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