突
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tū · sudden, abrupt, unexpected

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Character anatomy

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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

穴Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 突

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tūWords pronounced tū
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Example sentences

Notice where 突 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ tū rán xiǎng bù qǐ tā de míng zì.我突然想不起她的名字。

I can't recall her name at the moment.

Source: Tatoeba #363565 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi gēn tā men fā shēng chōng tū.我没跟他们发生冲突。

I didn't confront them.

Source: Tatoeba #5613720 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men de huǒ chē tū rán tíng le xià lái.我们的火车突然停了下来。

Our train stopped suddenly.

Source: Tatoeba #335538 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā tū rán kàn jiàn le wǒ.他突然看见了我。

Suddenly he saw me.

Source: Tatoeba #721051 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tū rán, wǒ tīng dào le yì shēng hǎn jiào.突然,我听到了一声喊叫。

All at once, I heard a cry.

Source: Tatoeba #2004700 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men kàn dào wǒ jiù tū rán tíng zhǐ le shuō huà.他们看到我就突然停止了说话。

Seeing me, they suddenly stopped talking.

Source: Tatoeba #689536 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 突 in context

  1. Say tū, then recall the core meaning: sudden, abrupt, unexpected.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 突然 (tū rán), meaning “sudden”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 突 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.