沱(tuó)

8 strokes

tearful

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Character information

Pinyin
tuó
Meaning
tearful; to branch (of river)
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 沱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵它

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 它 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ它tā

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 沱 step by step

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

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Words with 沱

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

tuó沱nǎng灢

see 岘港

tuó沱chá茶

a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl …

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pāng滂tuó沱

pouring; flooding

Open 滂沱 page →
dà大yǔ雨pāng滂tuó沱

see 滂沱大雨[pang1 tuo2 da4 yu3]

Open 大雨滂沱 page →
tì涕sì泗pāng滂tuó沱

a flood of tears and mucus

Open 涕泗滂沱 page →
páng滂tuó沱dà大yǔ雨

torrents of rain (idiom)

Open 滂沱大雨 page →

Related characters

From 沱’s common words

茶滂大雨涕泗

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