吐

tǔ · tù

to spit · to say

Radical: 口 Strokes: 6 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

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Character Decomposition

吐=口+土

Etymology

mouth

Meanings2 pronunciations

tǔ

to spit

to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)

to say

to pour out (one's grievances)

tù

to vomit

to throw up

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Words with 吐 220 total

to vomit呕吐ǒu tù to pour out (emotions) · to unburden oneself (of strong feelings) · to vomit comprehensively倾吐qīng tǔ Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet · the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD吐蕃Tǔ bō to spit · fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)吐口tǔ kǒu to tell · to disclose · to reveal吐露tǔ lù saliva · spittle吐沫tù mo to exhale; to breathe out · (fig.) to let out pent-up feelings; to vent suppressed emotions · (linguistics) to aspirate吐气tǔ qì to spurn · to reject吐弃tǔ qì to reveal the truth · to spill the beans吐实tǔ shí to have the ears of grain come up吐穗tǔ suì

Idioms with 吐 49 total Chain

lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) · fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel狗嘴里吐不出象牙gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá

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