Chinese word dictionary

涂敷

tú fū · to smear; to daub; to plaster

Practice word

Word information

Simplified涂敷

Traditional塗敷

Pinyintú fū

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

涂tú

to smear, to scribble, to daub; surname

敷fū

to apply, to paint, to spread

How to learn 涂敷

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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敷fū

to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough

敷衍fūyǎn

to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do sth half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by

糊涂hútu

muddled; silly; confused

涂tú

surname Tu; to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street; variant of 途[tu2]

一塌糊涂yìtāhútú

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess

涂抹tú mǒ

to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase