Dong Chinese dictionary

tú

way, journey

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

余 Sound component

yú

途 and 余 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.途 /*lˤa/
余 /*la/

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tú

way, road, path, journey; course; way; route; road

Most common words with 途

Sources