塗 (tou4 | tu2) : apply; erase; scribble

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塗

tou4

tu2

[1] [v] apply; spread on; paint
[2] [v] erase; blot out; obliterate
[3] [v] scribble; scrawl; smear
[4] [n] mud; shoal

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 土 (#32)

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

塗 / 涂

This word has been viewed 7150 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Feb 2011 10:31

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糊裏糊塗 wu4 leoi5 wu4 tou4 hu2 li5 hu2 tu2*1 = muddle-headed; confused 國

糊塗 wu4 tou4 hu2 tu5 = muddled, silly

塗脂抹粉 tou4 zi1 mut3 fan2 = prettify; whitewash

彈塗魚 taan4 tou4 jyu4*2 = mudskipper

塗鴉 tou4 aa1 tu2 ya1 = graffiti

一塌糊塗 jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4 = one big mess; everything in disarray

塗改液 tou4 goi2 jik6 tu2 gai3 ye4 = correction fluid

生靈塗炭 sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3 sheng1 ling2 tu2 tan4 = people suffering and in misery

塗裝 tou4 zong1 tu2 zhuang1 = painted ornament; livery (on airline or company vehicle)

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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.

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Decimal representation of this word: 塗
Unicode code for this character: U+5857 (off-site link)

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