突 tū
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
突兀
tūwù
abrupt; out of place; jutting
Characters in this word
兀 wù
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 兀 — weak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 那栋玻璃高楼夹在老巷之间，显得格外突兀。 Nà dòng bōlí gāolóu jiā zài lǎo xiàng zhī jiān, xiǎnde géwài tūwù. That glass high-rise, squeezed between old alleyways, looks especially out of place.
- 他的发言很突兀，大家都没听明白。 Tā de fāyán hěn tūwù, dàjiā dōu méi tīng míngbai. His remark was so abrupt that nobody understood it.
- 山顶上那块巨石突兀地立着，远远就能看见。 Shāndǐng shàng nà kuài jùshí tūwù de lìzhe, yuǎnyuǎn jiù néng kànjiàn. The huge rock standing abruptly on the peak can be seen from afar.
Related words
- 突出 tūchū outstanding; prominent
- 突然 tūrán suddenly
- 冲突 chōngtū conflict
- 突破 tūpò to break through
- 突发 tūfā sudden, unexpected
- 突击 tūjī launch a sudden attack; make a concentrated effort
- 突破口 tūpòkǒu breakthrough point; opening
- 突如其来 tūrúqílái sudden; unexpected
- 悬殊 xuánshū vastly different; large disparity
- 拙劣 zhuōliè clumsy; inferior; poorly executed
- 虚 xū empty; hollow; vague
- 稚嫩 zhìnèn young and inexperienced; immature; tender