透(tòu)

HSK 410 strokes

(bound form) to penetrate

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Character information

Pinyin
tòu
Meaning
(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 透 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶秀

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 秀 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辶chuò秀xiù

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 透 step by step

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

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Words with 透

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

tòu透míng明
HSK 4

transparent

Open 透明 page →
tòu透lù露
HSK 6

to leak out

Open 透露 page →
shèn渗tòu透
HSK 7-9

(lit. and fig.) to permeate

Open 渗透 page →
tòu透chè彻
HSK 7-9

penetrating; thorough; incisive

Open 透彻 page →
tòu透zhī支
HSK 7-9

(banking) to overdraw

Open 透支 page →
tòu透qì气
HSK 7-9

to flow freely (of air)

Open 透气 page →
tòu透guò过
HSK 7-9

to pass through

Open 透过 page →
gān干tòu透

to dry out; to dry completely

Open 干透 page →

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From 透’s common words

明露渗彻支气过干

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