Dong Chinese dictionary

tú

smear, spread, paint

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound. Simplified form of 塗.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

余 Sound component

yú

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tú

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

Tú

surname Tu

tú

variant of 途[tú]

Most common words with 涂

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources