Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “tuo”
34 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
tuō
拖
tuō
脱to drag, to haul, to tow
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6tuō
托to take off, to shed
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4tuō
乇to raise, to support
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9tuō
讬to depend on, to entrust with
3 strokestuō
託to commission, to entrust, to rely on
5 strokestuō
脫to commission, to entrust, to rely on
10 strokestuō
魠to take off, to shed
11 strokestuō
Japanese mackerel
14 strokes2
Second tone
tuó
驮
tuó
佗to carry on one's back
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9tuó
陀other, he
7 strokestuó
坨steep bank, rough terrain
7 strokestuó
沱lump, heap
8 strokestuó
沲river, stream, waterway
8 strokestuó
驼to float
8 strokestuó
砣camel
8 strokestuó
鸵a stone roller
10 strokestuó
跎ostrich
10 strokestuó
酡to stumble, to falter, to vacillate
12 strokestuó
馱ruddy, flushed
12 strokestuó
駝to carry on one's back
13 strokestuó
橐camel
15 strokestuó
鴕bag, sack
16 strokestuó
鼍ostrich
16 strokestuó
鼉large reptile, water lizard
20 strokestuó
large reptile, water lizard
25 strokes3
Third tone
tuǒ
4
Fourth tone
tuò
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