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吐 (tù / tǔ): Vomit — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 吐

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How to write 吐 — animated stroke order

2.

Readings & Meanings

吐has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

tù

vomit; throw up; cough up

v.HSK 5HSK 3.0 · L6

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 吐

吐 stroke order diagram

4.

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Left-Right

吐

口kǒu · mouth

土tǔ · earth

吐=

5.

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6.

How to Use 吐

Common word with 吐

One common HSK word with 吐 is 呕吐, meaning "vomit; throw up; retch".

呕吐 • ǒu tù • vomit; throw up; retch • HSK 6

HSK 6

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

shí食

wù物

zhòng中

dú

Information

Pinyintù / tǔ

Meaningvomit; throw up; cough up

Strokes6

Radical口

Traditional吐

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1564

Zhuyinㄊㄨˇ

UnicodeU+5410

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tǔ

to spit; to say; to express

v.HSK 3.0 · L6

口kǒu · mouth

+土tǔ · earth

ǒu呕

tù吐

vomit; throw up; retch

Official HSK words with 吐

吐 appears in these official HSK words: 吞吞吐吐, 吐槽.

吞吞吐吐 • tūn tūn tǔ tǔ • to hum and haw [idiom] • HSK 6

HSK 6

tūn吞

tūn吞

tǔ吐

tǔ吐

to hum and haw [idiom]

吐槽 • tǔ cáo • complain /criticize humorously • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tǔ吐

cáo槽

complain /criticize humorously

毒

ér而

ǒu呕

tǔ吐

bù不

zhǐ止

。

He kept vomiting due to food poisoning

tā他

yùn晕

chē车

，

zài在

chē车

shàng上

tù吐

le了

。

He got carsick and threw up in the car.

tā他

shēng生

bìng病

le了

，

gāng刚

cái才

tǔ吐

le了

。

He is sick and just vomited.

tā他

zhōng终

yú于

tǔ吐

lù露

le了

nèi内

xīn心

de的

mì秘

mì密

。

He finally revealed his inner secret

shēn深

hū呼

xī吸

hòu后

màn慢

màn慢

tǔ吐

qì气

fàng放

sōng松

。

Relax by slowly exhaling after deep breathing

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吵chǎonoisy
炒chǎostir-fry
趁chènto take advantage of; avail oneself of
称chēngfit; match; to name
冲chōngto flush; vigorously; on the strength of
丑chǒuugly; clown in Beijing opera; the second of the Twelve Earthly Branches

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "tu".

兔tùrabbit; hare
突tūto dash out; to protrude suddenly
途túroad, way, journey
图túpicture, diagram, map, plan
土tǔearth, soil, ground
秃tūbald; bare; barren

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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