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徒 (tú): Disciple — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 徒

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How to write 徒 — animated stroke order
2.

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徒 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
徒
彳chì · step
走zǒu · go
徒=
4.

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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
HSK 6
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
CangjieYGOY
彳chì · step
+走zǒu · go
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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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 "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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