凸 (dat6 gu2 | tu1 tu2) : protruding; convex; raised

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

凸

dat6 gu2

tu1 tu2

protruding; convex; raised; bulgy; prominent

[antonym] 凹

1. Jyutping dat6 is standard reading; gu2 is variant now rarely used.
2. Pinyin tu1 is China's reading; tu2 is Taiwan's.

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 凵 (#17)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

凸

This word has been viewed 6346 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Oct 2014 00:46

Output this character as a high resolution image

凹凸 nap1 dat6 ao1 tu1 = bumpy, uneven; a rabbet in woodworking

凸出 dat6 ceot1 tu1(PRC) tu2 (TW) chu1 = to stick out; to protrude

凹凸印 nap1 dat6 jan3 = embossing

凸眼 dat6 ngaan5 = bug-eyed

眼凸凸 ngaan5 dat6 dat6 = goggle-eyed (possibly with rage)

凹凸不平 nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 ao1 tu1 bu4 ping2 = uneven, bumpy

凸鏡 dat6 geng3 tu2 jing4 = a convex mirror

肥凸凸 fei4 dat6*1 dat6*1 = bulky, fat 粵

深睛凸額 sam1 zing1 dat6 ngaak6 = describes an ugly person (lit., "sunken eyes, bulging forehead")

夠有凸 gau3 jau5 dat6 = more than enough (lit., "having enough protrusion")
See all 19 compounds (CantoDict reports 17 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing all 2 examples containing 凸

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

這條路凹凸不平，真難走！
This road is so uneven, it's so difficult to walk!

Legend
國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1235/]凸[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/1235/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">凸</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 凸
Unicode code for this character: U+51f8 (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation) Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
a detailed description of all the meanings
the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum