Memory phrase for the character: 涂

涂

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Meaning to apply (salve, paint), to smear, to daub, scribble

Pronunciation

tú

Explanation

Left: water 氵(here: liquid), right: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 (= to show), thus in excess.)

Mnemonic
 
If liquid is in excess, we can apply it like a salve/ointment.

Radicals

氵 Water
余 remaining, excessUnder the roof, on the table, something is in excess.
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 Vocabulary

糊涂 hú tu  muddled; silly; confused
涂料 tú liào  paint
涂抹 tú mǒ  to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to obliterate
涂抹 tú mǒ  

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