Chinese Word: 塗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

塗 (Simplified: 涂)HSK 5

Pinyin: tú

English Definition: to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street

Chinese Definition:
①使颜色或油漆等附着在上面：涂饰。涂漆。涂抹。
②乱写：涂鸦。
③用笔抹上或抹去：涂改。涂窜。涂乙。
④泥泞：涂炭。
⑤河流或海流夹杂的泥沙在地势较平的河流入海处或海岸附近沉积而成的浅海滩：海涂。滩涂。
⑥同“途”。
⑦姓氏。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:余 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 涂 [ tú ] to smear, to scribble, to daub; surname
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

Similar Characters: 塰

塗料	tú liào	paint
塗抹HSK 6	tú mǒ	to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
塗層	tú céng	protective layer; coating
塗改	tú gǎi	to alter (text); to change by painting over; to correct (with correction fluid)

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 yòng 用 cǎo méi jiàng 草莓酱 tú 涂 miàn bāo 面包。 I like to spread strawberry jam on my bread.
2		zhè ge 这个 fáng jiān 房间 de 的 qiáng bì 墙壁 bèi 被 tú chéng 涂成 le 了 dàn huáng sè 淡黄色。 The walls of this room have been painted a pale yellow.
3		tā 她 yòng 用 yī bǎ 一把 shuā zi 刷子 bǎ 把 yán liào 颜料 tú 涂 zài 在 qiáng shàng 墙上。 She painted the wall with a brush.
4		tā 她 de 的 kǒu hóng 口红 tú 涂 de 的 hěn 很 nóng 浓， kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 kuā zhāng 夸张。 She applied her lipstick heavily, making her look exaggerated.
5		tā 她 de 的 zhǐ jia 指甲 shàng 上 tú 涂 le 了 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 hóng sè 红色 zhǐ jia yóu 指甲油。 She painted her nails with beautiful red nail polish.

1		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 yòng 用 cǎo méi jiàng 草莓酱 tú 涂 miàn bāo 面包。 I like to spread strawberry jam on my bread.
2		zhè ge 这个 fáng jiān 房间 de 的 qiáng bì 墙壁 bèi 被 tú chéng 涂成 le 了 dàn huáng sè 淡黄色。 The walls of this room have been painted a pale yellow.
3		tā 她 yòng 用 yī bǎ 一把 shuā zi 刷子 bǎ 把 yán liào 颜料 tú 涂 zài 在 qiáng shàng 墙上。 She painted the wall with a brush.
4		tā 她 de 的 kǒu hóng 口红 tú 涂 de 的 hěn 很 nóng 浓， kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 kuā zhāng 夸张。 She applied her lipstick heavily, making her look exaggerated.
5		tā 她 de 的 zhǐ jia 指甲 shàng 上 tú 涂 le 了 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 hóng sè 红色 zhǐ jia yóu 指甲油。 She painted her nails with beautiful red nail polish.