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吐

tǔ

to spit

A person spitting out a seed
Memory picture

Character

吐 tǔ

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请把核吐出。 Qǐng bǎ hé tǔ chū. Please spit out the pit.
  • 他吐了一口水。 Tā tǔ le yì kǒu shuǐ. He spat out a mouthful of water.
  • 别随地吐痰。 Bié suídì tǔ tán. Do not spit on the ground.

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