凸
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tū · to protrude, to bulge out

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #12197
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Shape and proportion

5Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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凵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 凸

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tūWords pronounced tū
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Example sentences

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Tā de tǐ xíng shēng dé hěn yúnchèn! jiān bǎng kuān, yāo shēn zhǎi, dù zǐ yòu méi tū chū lái.他的体形生得很匀称!肩膀宽,腰身窄,肚子又没凸出来。

His body type is born balanced! Wide shoulders, slim waist, belly not popping outwards.

Source: Tatoeba #420900 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén shēng bú shì tū de.人生不是凸的。

Life is not convex.

Source: Tatoeba #399007 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ rén shēng shì tū de, nà wǒ men kě yǐ yōu huà tā.如果人生是凸的,那我们可以优化它。

If human life is convex, we can optimize it.

Source: Tatoeba #796741 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu shuí zhī dào zěn mó chī lào lí cái néng gèng hǎo dì tū xiǎn tā de wèi dào?有誰知道怎麼吃酪梨才能更好地凸顯它的味道?

Does anyone know a good method of eating avocados that will bring out their taste?

Source: Tatoeba #13786740 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 凸 in context

  1. Say tū, then recall the core meaning: to protrude, to bulge out.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 凸显 (tū xiǎn), meaning “to stand out clearly”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 凸 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.