1. 涂
  2. 抹

涂

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  • 1733rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
涂→
氵余
2Radical
涂→
氵water人human干dry小small
3Graphical
涂→
⺀㇀人一一丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tú (tu2)to apply (paint etc) • to smear • to daub • to blot out • to scribble • to scrawl • (literary) mud • street
2. tú (Tu2)surname Tu
3. tú (tu2)variant of 途[tu2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 涂 tú (tu2)The component 余 is pronounced as 'yú' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 涂 tú (tu2)The component 余 is pronounced as 'yú' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)
涂抹 (塗抹)
涂鸦 (塗鴉)
糊涂 (糊塗)

Uncommon

一败涂地 (一敗塗地)
涂料 (塗料)
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
糊里糊涂 (糊裡糊塗)

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抹

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  • 2083rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
抹→
扌末
2Radical
抹→
扌hand木tree一one
3Graphical
抹→
亅二一丨八一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mā (ma1)to wipe
2. mǒ (mo3)to smear • to wipe • to erase • classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
3. mò (mo4)to plaster • to go around • to skirt

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 抹 mā (ma1)The component 末 is pronounced as 'mò' (mo4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 抹 mā (ma1)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 抹 mǒ (mo3)The component 末 is pronounced as 'mò' (mo4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 抹 mǒ (mo3)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for 抹 mò (mo4)The component 末 is pronounced as 'mò' (mo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
6. Pronunciation clue for 抹 mò (mo4)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

涂抹 (塗抹)
抹去 

Uncommon

抹布 
抹杀 (抹殺)
抹胸 
抹茶 
抹黑 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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