吐 (tǔ)
to spit
How 吐 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Traditional
- 吐
- Simplified
- 吐 (unchanged)
吐 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- tǔ
- to spit; to put; to say
- tù
- to vomit; to throw up
Common words using 吐
- 吐司 tǔsī
- toast (loanword)
- 吐露 tǔlù
- to tell; to disclose; to reveal
- 嘔吐 ǒutù
- to vomit
- 談吐 tántǔ
- style of conversation
- 一吐為快 yītǔwéikuài
- feeling relief after the task is done
- 催吐 cuītù
- emetic
- 傾吐 qīngtǔ
- to pour out (emotions); to unburden oneself (of strong feelings); to vomit comprehensively
- 吐口 tǔkǒu
- to spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)
- 吐字 tǔzì
- diction; enunciation; to pronounce the words correctly (in opera)
- 吐故納新 tǔgùnàxīn
- lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
- 吐氣 tǔqì
- aspirated; to blow off steam
- 吐沫 tùmo
- saliva; spittle
吐 in a sentence
請不要隨地吐痰。
Qǐng búyào suídì tǔtán.
“Please do not spit everywhere.”
How common is 吐?
吐 is the 1,651st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 95.5% of all running text.
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