Cangjie code for 塗

Cangjie decomposition of 塗: 水木土 (EDG)
水木土
EDG

Step-by-step breakdown · Cangjie v3 and v5 are the same

水
木
土

Quick (Sucheng) code

水土(EG)

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Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄊㄨˊ tú
Cantonesetou4
Taiwanesethôo
Meaning
smear, daub, apply, spread; paint
Kangxi Radical
土 · 13 strokes

Common words

  • 糊塗hú tumuddled; silly
  • 塗料tú liàopaint
  • 塗抹tú mǒto paint; to smear
  • 一敗塗地yī bài tú dìlit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom); fig. to suffer a crushing defeat
  • 一塌糊塗yī tā hú tumuddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles
  • 肝腦塗地gān nǎo tú dìto offer one's life in sacrifice
  • 稀裏糊塗xī li hú tumuddleheaded; careless
  • 塗層tú céngprotective layer; coating

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