(tuó)

7 strokes

carry on the back

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Character information

Pinyin
tuó
Meaning
carry on the back
Strokes
7
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻它

Another 它 person 亻; see 他 and 她 for modern variants

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Words with

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huàtuó

Hua Tuo (c. 145–208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty

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