Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "陀", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "陀", and master the standard way of writing the character "陀".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 陀
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "陀" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
陀 [tuó]
1. A type of children's toy (spinning top) that is cone-shaped, made to spin on the ground when pulled with a string and whipped to keep spinning.
- 〔~螺〕一种儿童玩具,呈圆椎形,用绳绕上,然后一拉,使其在地上旋转起来,用鞭抽打旋转不停。
2. Hillock or small hill.
- 山冈。
形 (adj):
- (Pictophonetic: from 阜 (fù), indicates a connection to mountains. Original meaning: an uneven or sloping appearance.)
- (形声。从阜( fù),它声。从阜,与山有关。本义:倾斜不平的样子) 同本义 (【英】:uneven)
名 (noun):
1. Hillock
- 山冈 ([En.] low hill;hillock)
2. Lump
- 团状物 ([En.] lump)
3. Abbreviation for 沙陀 (Satuo)
- 沙陀的简称 ([En.] Satuo)
4. A classifier indicating a very small quantity
- ([En.] 量词)∶形容数量很少
引 (example usage):
1. Han Dynasty, Sima Xiangru's work 《子虚赋》 mentions: "Dispose of the pool, the slope, and let the rivers flow beneath."
- 1 汉· 司马相如《子虚赋》:罢池陂陀,下属江河。
引 (example usage):
1. From Yuan dynasty, Yuan Jue's poem 《次韵伯宗同行至上都》 describes: "Resting on the grass, we lean aside and climb the hill."
- 1 元· 袁桷《次韵伯宗同行至上都》:藉草各小憩,侧身复登陀。
引 (example usage):
1. In "Journey to the West," it states: "After hitting the little demon on the head with a stick, it looked pitiful and turned into a lump of meat."
- 1 《西游记》:把棍子望小妖头上砑了一砑,可怜就砑得像个肉陀。
引 (example usage):
1. From Yuan dynasty, Zeng Rui's work 《端正好》 mentions: "A few yellow chrysanthemums planted in the east fence, while in the west mountain, hoeing a few lumps of wild vegetables."
- 1 元· 曾瑞《端正好》:黄菊东篱栽数科,野菜西山锄几陀。