HSK7

smear, spread, paint

Senses

/ 塗 variants: 涂 to smear

To spread on, apply, or daub a substance such as paint, ointment, or mud onto a surface.

/ 塗 variants: 涂 to scribble

To scrawl or write and draw aimlessly or messily.

/ 塗 variants: 涂 to erase

To blot out, cross out, or rub away writing or characters.

/ 塗 variants: 涂 mud

(bound form) Mud or mire; also refers to silty beaches or tidal flats formed by sediment.

/ 塗 variants: 涂 road

(literary) Road, route, or journey.

/ 塗 variants: 涂 Tu

A Chinese surname.

References

same_as 涂/塗 途/途
same_as 涂/涂 途/途
same_as 涂/涂 涂/塗
variant 凃/凃 涂/涂
variant 嵞/嵞 涂/涂