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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tou4
- English meanings
- to penetrate, to pass through, thoroughly, completely, transparent, to appear, to show
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the lower left structure
Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 秀.
Meaning & sound clues
辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.
秀 is identified as the sound component (xiù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 透.
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.
steal
head
sky
head; top
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 渗透
- 透彻
- 透支
- 透明
- 透气
- 透过
- 透露