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1.

Animated Stroke Order 透

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2.

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3.

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Semi-Enclosed

透

透=

4.

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5.

How to Use 透

Passing through or penetrating

The character 透 indicates the action of passing through a medium or barrier.

透明 • tòu míng • transparent • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 透

透露 • tòu lù • to reveal

HSK 6

tòu透

lù露

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

tòu透

lòu漏

le了

yī一

gè个

mì

Information

Pinyintòu

Meaningto penetrate, to pass through

Strokes10

Radical辶

Traditional透

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#1903

Zhuyinㄊㄡˋ

UnicodeU+900F

CangjieYFSH

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Passing through (辶) like a sprout (秀) piercing the soil — to penetrate or reveal clearly.

tòu透

míng明

transparent

渗透 • shèn tòu • osmosis; permeate; seep • HSK 6

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shèn渗

tòu透

osmosis; permeate; seep

透过 • tòu guò • to pass through • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

tòu透

guò过

to pass through

Extreme or exceeding

The character 透 conveys the meaning of reaching an extreme degree or going beyond a limit.

透彻 • tòu chè • Thorough • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tòu透

chè彻

Thorough

透支 • tòu zhī • Overdraft • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tòu透

zhī支

Overdraft

to reveal

透气 • tòu qì • Breathable

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tòu透

qì气

Breathable

秘

mì密

。

He disclosed a secret.

qǐng请

dǎ打

kāi开

chuāng窗

hù户

tòu透

tòu透

qì气

。

Please open the window to ventilate.

zhè这

ge个

bō玻

lí璃

bēi杯

shì是

tòu透

míng明

de的

。

This glass is transparent.

Zhè这

gè个

xī西

guā瓜

yǐ已

jīng经

shú熟

tòu透

le了

。

This watermelon is fully ripe.

yáng阳

guāng光

tòu透

guò过

chuāng窗

hù户

zhào照

jìn进

fáng房

jiān间

。

Sunlight passes through the window and shines into the room.

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棉miáncotton
免miǎnto avoid, to excuse from, to exempt
妙miàowonderful, exquisite, clever
灭mièto extinguish, to put out
母mǔmother; female parent; origin
泥nímud, clay, earth

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Characters pronounced "tou".

骰tóudie, dice
偷tōusteal
头tóuhead
投tóuto throw, cast, or fling

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Characters with radical "辶".

迦jiācharacter for transliteration
遁dùnhide, conceal oneself; escape
迢tiáofar; distant
遂suìView details
速sùfast, quick, rapid
迂yūdoctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic

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