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1.

Animated Stroke Order 徒

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 徒 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 徒

徒 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

徒

徒=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 徒

徒 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 徒

Suffix meaning 'person of a certain type'

When used as a suffix, 徒 indicates a person belonging to a particular group or having a certain characteristic.

徒弟 • tú dì • apprentice; disciple • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 徒

徒劳 • tú láo • be in vain

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tú徒

láo

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

tú徒

shǒu手

pá爬

shàng上

le了

nà

Information

Pinyintú

Meaningdisciple, follower, or on foot

Strokes10

Radical彳

Traditional徒

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1646

Zhuyinㄊㄨˊ

UnicodeU+5F92

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The radical 彳 (step) meets 走 (walk) to show followers walking together — disciple or on foot.

tú徒

dì弟

apprentice; disciple

歹徒 • dǎi tú • scoundrel; ruffian; hoodlum • HSK 6

HSK 6

dǎi歹

tú徒

scoundrel; ruffian; hoodlum

劳

be in vain

徒步 • tú bù • On foot / Walking

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tú徒

bù步

On foot / Walking

那

kē棵

shù树

。

He climbed that tree with his bare hands.

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

tú徒

dì弟

，

xué学

xí习

hěn很

rèn认

zhēn真

。

He is my apprentice and studies very diligently.

wǒ我

men们

jì计

huà划

zhōu周

mò末

qù去

tú徒

bù步

lǚ旅

xíng行

。

We plan to go hiking this weekend.

méi没

yǒu有

zhǔn准

bèi备

de的

nǔ努

lì力

shì是

tú徒

láo劳

de的

。

Effort without preparation is futile.

Zhè这

xiē些

qiú囚

tú徒

zhèng正

zài在

jiē接

shòu受

gǎi改

zào造

jiào教

yù育

。

These prisoners are undergoing rehabilitation education.

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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 "彳".

得défeel
徙xǐto move, to change one's residence
役yìservice, labor, military service
循xúnto follow, to adhere to, to abide by
徘páito pace back and forth, hesitate
往wǎngtowards

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