突

tū

“To dash” in Chinese is 突 (tū).

Other characters with the syllable tu: see all 11 →

Meaning

to dash
to move forward quickly
to bulge

Show 4 more meanings

to protrude
to break through
to rush out
sudden

Example

她突然出名了。

She suddenly became famous.

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

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 突

突出tūchūprominentHSK 3 突然tūránsudden; abrupt; unexpectedHSK 3 冲突chōngtūconflictHSK 5 突破tūpòto break throughHSK 5 突发tūfāto occur suddenlyHSK 7-9 突击tūjīsudden and violent attackHSK 7-9 突破口tūpòkǒubreachHSK 7-9 突如其来tūrú-qíláito arise abruptlyHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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