涂 - tú - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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塗 (涂)

tú

Definition

to apply (paint etc)
to smear
to daub
to blot out
to scribble
to scrawl
(literary) mud
street

Character Decomposition

Related words (33)

塗乙

tú yǐ

to trim or add (to a text); to edit

塗寫

tú xiě

to daub; to scribble (graffiti)

painter; artist

protective layer; coating

path; road

to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate

塗改

tú gǎi

to alter (text); to change by painting over; to correct (with correction fluid)

塗敷

tú fū

to smear; to daub; to plaster; to apply (ointment)

paint

smudge; stain; to smear (dirt, paint); to deface

塗油

tú yóu

to grease; to oil; to baste (cookery)

塗潭

tú tán

muddy water in a pool or pond

塗炭

tú tàn

extreme distress; in utter misery

塗片

tú piàn

smear (medical sample); microscope slide

塗蓋

tú gài

to coat; to mask; to plaster over

塗裝

tú zhuāng

painted ornament; livery (on airline or company vehicle)

塗飾

tú shì

to apply paint, veneer etc; to plaster over; decorative coating; finish; veneer

塗鴉

tú yā

graffiti; scrawl; poor calligraphy; to write badly; to scribble

塗抹醬

tú mǒ jiàng

spread (for putting on bread etc)

correction fluid

anoint

pasting table (for wallpapering)

塗飾劑

tú shì jì

coating agent; finishing agent

塗脂抹粉

tú zhī mǒ fěn

to put on makeup; to prettify

海塗

hǎi tú

tidal marsh; shoal; shallows

mudflat

mudskipper (amphibious fish)

泥塗軒冕

ní tú xuān miǎn

to despise titles and high offices

polder

confused; muddled; stupid; dumb

糊裡糊塗

hú li hú tú

confused; vague; indistinct; muddle-headed; mixed up; in a daze

肝腦塗地

gān nǎo tú dì

to offer one's life in sacrifice

蒼生塗炭

cāng shēng tú tàn

the common people in a miserable state

Idioms (4)

一敗塗地

yī bài tú dì

failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly; a crushing defeat; beaten and in a hopeless position

壹敗塗地

yī bài tú dì

beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly; a crushing defeat; failed and in a hopeless position

生靈塗炭

shēng líng tú tàn

people are in a terrible situation (idiom)

豺狼當塗

chái láng dāng tú

ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land

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