Dong Chinese dictionary

tú

smear, spread, paint

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 涂 represents the sound.

Components

涂 Sound component

tú

smear, spread, paint

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tú

smear, daub, apply, spread; paint; to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub; to blot out; to scribble; to scrawl; (literary) mud; street

Most common words with 塗

Sources