吐(tǔ)

HSK 56 strokes
Readingstǔtù

to spit

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Character information

Pinyin
tǔ / tù
Meaning
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 吐 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口土

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 土 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu土tǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 吐 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 吐

Common words using 吐 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

ǒu呕tǔ吐
HSK 7-9

to vomit

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cuī催tǔ吐

to induce vomiting

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qīng倾tǔ吐

to pour out (emotions); to unburden oneself (of strong feelings); to vomit …

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tǔ吐kǒu口

to spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)

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tǔ吐sī司

sliced bread (loanword from "toast")

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tǔ吐zì字

diction; enunciation

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tǔ吐cáo槽

(coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way

Open 吐槽 page →
tǔ吐qì气

to exhale; to breathe out

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From 吐’s common words

呕催倾口司字槽气

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