吐

tǔ

HSK 53 readings

“To spit” in Chinese is 吐 (tǔ).

Other characters with the syllable tu: see all 11 →

Meaning

to spit
to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)
to say

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to pour out (one's grievances)
to vomit
to throw up

Example

我只能描述这可怕的味道像呕吐物混合着烂肉。

I can only describe the terrible smell as vomit mixed with rotting flesh.

From 呕吐 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

tùto vomit / to throw up
tǔto spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances)

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 吐

呕吐ǒutùto vomitHSK 7-9

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