途
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tú · way, road, path, journey, course

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 途

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túWords pronounced tú
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Example sentences

Notice where 途 sits in each complete thought.

Tā shòu dé le cháng tú lǚ xíng ma?她受得了长途旅行吗?

Is she equal to a long journey?

Source: Tatoeba #2411909 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yí wèi yǒu qián tú de xué shēng.他是一位有前途的学生。

He is a promising student.

Source: Tatoeba #1565682 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè cì lǚ tú xià le sān chǎng yǔ.这次旅途下了三场雨。

It rained three times during the trip.

Source: Tatoeba #7885785 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qù nàge cūn zhuāng de wéiyī tú jìng shì guò hé.去那个村庄的唯一途径是过河。

The only access to the village is from the river.

Source: Tatoeba #333396 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuò shì bù néng bàn tú ér fèi.你做事不能半途而废。

You shouldn't do things by halves.

Source: Tatoeba #3068614 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén zhōng tú zài zhī jiā gē tíng liú.我們中途在芝加哥停留。

We had a stopover in Chicago.

Source: Tatoeba #796053 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 途 in context

  1. Say tú, then recall the core meaning: way, road, path, journey, course.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 长途 (cháng tú), meaning “long distance”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 途 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.