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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tu3
- English meanings
- articulation, utter, ptyalize, puke, articulate, vomit, spin, spew, tell, give up unwillingly, spit, speak out, spit up, disgorge, expectorate, cough up, spue, gob, throw up, say, cough out
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 土.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
土 is identified as the sound component (tǔ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 吐.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
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sudden; dash
way; route
Example sentences
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