屠

tú

to slaughter (animals for food) · to massacre

Radical: 尸 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

尾居局尼属尽层屋履展屈屏

Same radical

尾居局尼属尽层屋履展屈屏尺尸屑

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Character Decomposition

屠=尸+者

Etymology

corpse

Meanings

to slaughter (animals for food)

to massacre

tú

surname Tu

Tú

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Words with 屠 127 total

Buddha · Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)浮屠fú tú two-character surname Shentu申屠Shēn tú butcher · fig. brutal killer屠伯tú bó to massacre everyone in a captured city屠城tú chéng butcher's knife · abattoir hatchet屠刀tú dāo poison · to murder by poison屠毒tú dú

Idioms with 屠 13 total Chain

lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation · to repent and be absolved of one's crimes放下屠刀，立地成佛fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó feed oneself on illusions · pass the butcher's and start munching过屠门而大嚼guò tú mén ér dà jiáo poisonous writing · disparaging writing · calumny屠毒笔墨tú dú bǐ mò lit. the skill of slaughtering dragons (idiom) · fig. a highly refined but impractical skill; an art with no practical use屠龙之技tú lóng zhī jì stand before a butcher's and masticate vigorously - of one who ardently desiring the unattainable seeks to solace himself in this manner屠门大嚼tú mén dà jiáo