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塗 = 涂 + 土

塗 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “smear”. It is built from 涂 (surname) and 土 (soil).

Keyword
smear
Pinyin (Mandarin)
tú
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
smear, daub, apply, spread, мазок, нанесение, распространение, daub, apply, spread
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
塗 paint

Decomposition

ids

  1. 涂 surname
  2. 土 soil

How to find 塗 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “surname” + “soil”. 塗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 塗 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.