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CHINESE CHARACTER

tuō

脱

脱

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shed

Numbered pinyin
tuo1
English meanings
cast/come off, shed, take off, escape from

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left ⺼; right 兑.

  • Left

    ⺼
  • Right

    兑
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Meaning & sound clues

⺼ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “flesh”.

兑 is identified as the sound component (duì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 脱.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰⺼兑

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tuō脱yīfu衣服。

    Take off clothes.

  2. 02

    tuō脱xié鞋。

    Take off shoes.

  3. 03

    tóufa头发tuō脱le了。

    Hair falling out.

  4. 04

    tuō脱kāi开。

    Come off.

  5. 05

    tuōlí脱离。

    Break away.

  6. 06

    tuō脱bù不diào掉。

    Can't take it off.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 摆脱
  • 脱口而出
  • 脱离
  • 脱节
  • 脱落
  • 脱身
  • 脱颖而出
  • 解脱