smear, spread, paint

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

余 sound component

  Sound component

  

I

Evolution

涂 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
涂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
涂 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
涂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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

 

surname Tu

 

variant of [tú]

Most common words with 涂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to smear

糊涂

muddled

一塌糊涂

complete shambles

涂料

paint

涂鸦

graffiti

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)