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荼

Character

荼 tú

Character

thistle

Radical
艹
Strokes
10
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
艹 余
Traditional
荼
Frequency
#3940 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

tú

tu2
  1. thistle CC-CEDICT
  2. common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) CC-CEDICT
  3. bitter (taste) CC-CEDICT
  4. cruel CC-CEDICT
  5. flowering grass in profusion CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 10 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 荼

Draw “荼” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 荼

荼毒tú dú(literary) to cause great sufferingWord荼毒生灵tú dú shēng língto torment the people (idiom)Word曼荼罗màn tú luó(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandalaWord如火如荼rú huǒ rú túlike wildfire (idiom)Word秋荼密网qiū tú mì wǎngflowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by lawWord达罗毗荼dá luó pí túDravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages)Word食荼卧棘shí tú wò jíto eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common peopleWord

Same radical 艹

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