涂(tú)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad. 塗

to apply (paint etc)

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Character information

Pinyin
tú
Meaning
to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
塗

Origin & structure

Where 涂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵余

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

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

Made of

氵shuǐ余yú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 涂 step by step

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

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Words with 涂

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

hú糊tú涂
HSK 7-9

muddled

Open 糊涂 page →
yī一tā塌hú糊tú涂
HSK 7-9

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition

Open 一塌糊涂 page →
tú涂yǐ乙

to edit (a text); to revise (a manuscript)

Open 涂乙 page →
tú涂qù去

to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid…

Open 涂去 page →
tú涂jiā家

painter; artist

Open 涂家 page →
tú涂céng层

protective layer

Open 涂层 page →
tú涂mǒ抹

to paint

Open 涂抹 page →
tú涂gǎi改

to alter (text)

Open 涂改 page →

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From 涂’s common words

糊一塌乙去家层抹

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