tuō

take off

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

Components
⺼ meaning component

  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

兑 sound component

  Sound component

duì

  

exchange

Evolution

脱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
脱 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
脱 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
脱 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

tuō

take off, peel off, strip; to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from

Most common words with 脱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to shed

摆脱

to break away from

脱离

to break away from

逃脱

to run away

解脱

to untie