塗炭 tútàn extreme misery Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents tútàn extreme misery 涂 塗 tú mud (bound form) Mud or mire; also refers to silty beaches or tidal flats formed by sediment.炭 tàn disaster charcoal fire, used figuratively to refer to extreme misery or disastertútàn to plunge into misery 涂 塗 tú verb to smear To spread on, apply, or daub a substance such as paint, ointment, or mud onto a surface.炭 tàn disaster charcoal fire, used figuratively to refer to extreme misery or disaster