Read Edit View history 徒 túTú HSK6 disciple Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 辵 represents the meaning and 土 represents the sound. 土 also represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "go on foot". The meaning later shifted to "disciple". Pinyin Separate values with commas tú × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 徒 Simp strokes 徒 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 徒 Simp strokes 徒 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 徒 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 322, 796 ], [ 343, 769 ], [ 349, 748 ], [ 300, 672 ], [ 259, 622 ], [ 185, 548 ], [ 157, 530 ] ], [ [ 295, 574 ], [ 316, 552 ], [ 326, 528 ], [ 283, 447 ], [ 185, 312 ], [ 89, 206 ], [ 47, 173 ] ], [ [ 264, 372 ], [ 282, 322 ], [ 265, 19 ], [ 270, -14 ] ], [ [ 492, 604 ], [ 515, 599 ], [ 569, 603 ], [ 722, 648 ], [ 776, 648 ] ], [ [ 596, 809 ], [ 640, 771 ], [ 631, 510 ], [ 614, 484 ] ], [ [ 353, 412 ], [ 408, 410 ], [ 524, 441 ], [ 803, 497 ], [ 845, 497 ], [ 891, 487 ] ], [ [ 605, 434 ], [ 632, 418 ], [ 639, 403 ], [ 632, 201 ], [ 649, 172 ] ], [ [ 667, 306 ], [ 786, 330 ], [ 823, 327 ] ], [ [ 463, 345 ], [ 488, 314 ], [ 459, 243 ], [ 406, 162 ], [ 358, 110 ], [ 331, 90 ] ], [ [ 499, 253 ], [ 511, 235 ], [ 598, 172 ], [ 788, 63 ], [ 835, 57 ], [ 966, 57 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 310 788 Q 323 752 246 647 Q 210 598 162 546 Q 150 536 148 531 Q 144 521 157 521 Q 208 527 345 681 Q 351 700 388 727 Q 398 736 395 750 Q 392 763 366 789 Q 341 808 323 811 Q 304 811 310 788 Z", "M 265 380 Q 368 519 369 527 Q 368 530 368 532 Q 364 545 338 568 Q 313 587 295 588 Q 277 587 284 565 Q 296 534 283 509 Q 214 365 52 189 Q 42 180 39 174 Q 35 164 49 165 Q 94 172 240 348 L 265 380 Z", "M 240 348 Q 273 315 247 135 Q 231 48 236 22 Q 236 -2 258 -25 Q 274 -40 286 -15 Q 299 24 299 67 Q 300 260 307 303 Q 314 328 305 338 Q 278 371 265 380 C 242 399 223 373 240 348 Z", "M 659 602 Q 777 638 780 639 Q 789 648 784 656 Q 777 668 746 674 Q 718 678 663 655 L 609 637 Q 605 637 603 636 Q 555 623 500 615 Q 463 606 490 591 Q 535 567 600 588 Q 604 589 610 590 L 659 602 Z", "M 650 487 Q 654 545 659 602 L 663 655 Q 666 724 681 775 Q 685 787 665 801 Q 631 820 608 823 Q 592 827 584 818 Q 577 811 585 796 Q 604 768 605 748 Q 608 696 609 637 L 610 590 Q 610 536 608 477 C 607 447 648 457 650 487 Z", "M 637 444 Q 712 459 879 472 Q 898 473 902 482 Q 906 494 889 506 Q 832 542 776 521 Q 722 506 650 487 L 608 477 Q 604 477 601 476 Q 487 451 354 422 Q 335 418 350 403 Q 365 391 383 388 Q 404 384 419 390 Q 482 414 598 437 L 637 444 Z", "M 653 164 Q 657 237 661 300 L 662 326 Q 665 384 667 394 Q 676 418 637 444 C 613 461 584 464 598 437 Q 610 416 611 388 Q 612 366 612 186 C 612 156 651 134 653 164 Z", "M 661 300 Q 688 290 768 304 Q 826 317 828 318 Q 835 325 831 333 Q 824 343 797 350 Q 779 353 709 334 Q 685 330 662 326 C 632 321 632 309 661 300 Z", "M 497 261 Q 516 298 525 306 Q 532 312 529 321 Q 528 330 515 339 Q 482 363 454 355 Q 447 352 450 341 Q 468 292 395 181 Q 376 150 324 91 Q 317 85 327 84 Q 399 102 485 240 L 497 261 Z", "M 485 240 Q 615 131 755 34 Q 780 15 817 18 Q 886 24 954 47 Q 972 51 972 56 Q 973 63 959 67 Q 901 82 834 95 Q 768 110 653 164 L 612 186 Q 584 202 555 222 Q 521 247 497 261 C 471 277 462 259 485 240 Z" ] } 10 strokes 徒 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 322, 796 ], [ 343, 769 ], [ 349, 748 ], [ 300, 672 ], [ 259, 622 ], [ 185, 548 ], [ 157, 530 ] ], [ [ 295, 574 ], [ 316, 552 ], [ 326, 528 ], [ 283, 447 ], [ 185, 312 ], [ 89, 206 ], [ 47, 173 ] ], [ [ 264, 372 ], [ 282, 322 ], [ 265, 19 ], [ 270, -14 ] ], [ [ 492, 604 ], [ 515, 599 ], [ 569, 603 ], [ 722, 648 ], [ 776, 648 ] ], [ [ 596, 809 ], [ 640, 771 ], [ 631, 510 ], [ 614, 484 ] ], [ [ 353, 412 ], [ 408, 410 ], [ 524, 441 ], [ 803, 497 ], [ 845, 497 ], [ 891, 487 ] ], [ [ 605, 434 ], [ 632, 418 ], [ 639, 403 ], [ 632, 201 ], [ 649, 172 ] ], [ [ 667, 306 ], [ 786, 330 ], [ 823, 327 ] ], [ [ 463, 345 ], [ 488, 314 ], [ 459, 243 ], [ 406, 162 ], [ 358, 110 ], [ 331, 90 ] ], [ [ 499, 253 ], [ 511, 235 ], [ 598, 172 ], [ 788, 63 ], [ 835, 57 ], [ 966, 57 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 310 788 Q 323 752 246 647 Q 210 598 162 546 Q 150 536 148 531 Q 144 521 157 521 Q 208 527 345 681 Q 351 700 388 727 Q 398 736 395 750 Q 392 763 366 789 Q 341 808 323 811 Q 304 811 310 788 Z", "M 265 380 Q 368 519 369 527 Q 368 530 368 532 Q 364 545 338 568 Q 313 587 295 588 Q 277 587 284 565 Q 296 534 283 509 Q 214 365 52 189 Q 42 180 39 174 Q 35 164 49 165 Q 94 172 240 348 L 265 380 Z", "M 240 348 Q 273 315 247 135 Q 231 48 236 22 Q 236 -2 258 -25 Q 274 -40 286 -15 Q 299 24 299 67 Q 300 260 307 303 Q 314 328 305 338 Q 278 371 265 380 C 242 399 223 373 240 348 Z", "M 659 602 Q 777 638 780 639 Q 789 648 784 656 Q 777 668 746 674 Q 718 678 663 655 L 609 637 Q 605 637 603 636 Q 555 623 500 615 Q 463 606 490 591 Q 535 567 600 588 Q 604 589 610 590 L 659 602 Z", "M 650 487 Q 654 545 659 602 L 663 655 Q 666 724 681 775 Q 685 787 665 801 Q 631 820 608 823 Q 592 827 584 818 Q 577 811 585 796 Q 604 768 605 748 Q 608 696 609 637 L 610 590 Q 610 536 608 477 C 607 447 648 457 650 487 Z", "M 637 444 Q 712 459 879 472 Q 898 473 902 482 Q 906 494 889 506 Q 832 542 776 521 Q 722 506 650 487 L 608 477 Q 604 477 601 476 Q 487 451 354 422 Q 335 418 350 403 Q 365 391 383 388 Q 404 384 419 390 Q 482 414 598 437 L 637 444 Z", "M 653 164 Q 657 237 661 300 L 662 326 Q 665 384 667 394 Q 676 418 637 444 C 613 461 584 464 598 437 Q 610 416 611 388 Q 612 366 612 186 C 612 156 651 134 653 164 Z", "M 661 300 Q 688 290 768 304 Q 826 317 828 318 Q 835 325 831 333 Q 824 343 797 350 Q 779 353 709 334 Q 685 330 662 326 C 632 321 632 309 661 300 Z", "M 497 261 Q 516 298 525 306 Q 532 312 529 321 Q 528 330 515 339 Q 482 363 454 355 Q 447 352 450 341 Q 468 292 395 181 Q 376 150 324 91 Q 317 85 327 84 Q 399 102 485 240 L 497 261 Z", "M 485 240 Q 615 131 755 34 Q 780 15 817 18 Q 886 24 954 47 Q 972 51 972 56 Q 973 63 959 67 Q 901 82 834 95 Q 768 110 653 164 L 612 186 Q 584 202 555 222 Q 521 247 497 261 C 471 277 462 259 485 240 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.