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涂 (tú): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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2.

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3.

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5.

How to Use 涂

Common word with 涂

One common HSK word with 涂 is 糊涂, meaning "muddled; confused; bewildered".

糊涂 • hú tu • muddled; confused; bewildered • HSK 5

HSK 5

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Example Sentences

tā他

zuò做

shì事

zǒng总

shì是

hěn很

hú

Information

Pinyintú

Meaningto smear, apply (paint, mud, etc.)

Strokes10

Radical氵

Traditional塗

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2477

Zhuyinㄊㄨˊ

UnicodeU+6D82

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Water (氵) mixed with earth (余) to form mud or paint, used for coating surfaces.

hú糊

tu涂

muddled; confused; bewildered

Official HSK words with 涂

涂 appears in these official HSK words: 涂抹, 一塌糊涂.

涂抹 • tú mǒ • daub; smear; paint • HSK 6

HSK 6

tú涂

mǒ抹

daub; smear; paint

一塌糊涂 • yì tā hú tú • In a mess / Confused • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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yì一

tā塌

hú糊

tú

糊

tú涂

。

He is always confused when doing things.

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

gěi给

qiáng墙

bì壁

tú涂

bái白

sè色

yóu油

qī漆

。

He is applying white paint to the wall.

tā他

yòng用

tú涂

gǎi改

yè液

xiū修

gǎi改

cuò错

wù误

。

He uses correction fluid to fix mistakes.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

qiáng墙

shàng上

tú涂

yā鸦

。

The children are doodling on the wall.

wǒ我

zài在

zhǐ纸

shàng上

tú涂

mǒ抹

yán颜

sè色

。

I am smearing colors on the paper.

涂

In a mess / Confused

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Characters from the same exam level.

残cánincomplete, damaged, or cruel
惨cǎnmiserable, tragic, cruel
舱cāngcabin; module
蹭cèngto rub lightly; to scrape
岔chàfork in road; branch off; turn off
掺chānto mix, to blend, to add into

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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 "氵".

涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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