凸 tū
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 凵 — container
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
凸
tū
convex; protruding
Character
Example phrases
- 这块镜片一面平，一面凸，安装时不能装反。 Zhè kuài jìngpiàn yí miàn píng, yí miàn tū, ānzhuāng shí bù néng zhuāng fǎn. One side of this lens is flat and the other is convex, so it must not be installed the wrong way round.
- 这块地中间凸起来一块，走路要小心。 Zhè kuài dì zhōngjiān tū qǐlái yí kuài, zǒulù yào xiǎoxīn. There is a raised bump in the middle of this ground, so watch your step when walking.
- 他瘦得厉害，锁骨都明显凸出来了。 Tā shòu de lìhai, suǒgǔ dōu míngxiǎn tū chūlái le. He is very thin, and his collarbones clearly stick out.
Related words
- 凸显 tūxiǎn highlight; make prominent
- 椭圆 tuǒyuán ellipse; oval
- 筒 tǒng tube; cylinder
- 外在 wàizài external; outward
- 直径 zhíjìng diameter
- 袖珍 xiùzhēn pocket-sized; miniature
- 一面 yímiàn one side; one aspect; at the same time
- 微型 wēixíng miniature; micro-
- 线条 xiàntiáo line; contour; stroke
- 微观 wēiguān microscopic; micro-level
- 图形 túxíng shape; figure; graphic form
- 无形 wúxíng intangible; imperceptibly