Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 涂
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涂 |
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Meaning |
to apply (salve, paint), to smear, to daub, scribble |
Pronunciation |
tú |
Explanation |
Left: water 氵(here: liquid), right: excess/rest 余 (A heap  is still on the altar 示 (= to show), thus in excess.) |
Mnemonic
| If liquid is in excess, we can apply it like a salve/ointment. |
Radicals
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Vocabulary
| 糊涂 |
hú tu |
muddled; silly; confused | | 涂料 |
tú liào |
paint | | 涂抹 |
tú mǒ |
to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate |
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