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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tū | tu1
English translation
convex
to stick out
Taiwan pr. [tú]
to protrude, to bulge out; convex

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Contains the radical

qiǎn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A rectangle with a bulge

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Pictograph of a bump sticking out. Opposite of āo .

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转子 zhuàn zǐ zài Jué 之间 zhī jiān de Sān miàn shǎng yǒu 凹槽 aō cáo .

The rotor has recesses in its three faces between the lobes.

凸出 tū chū yuán Yìng 深深地突入 yòu xià fèi nèi .

Its convex border should project far into the right lower lung field.

脸上凹凸不平 aō tū bù píng de 使 shǐ 显得 xiǎnde 更为 gèng wéi 凶恶 xiōngè 可怕 kěpà .

The ragged scar on his face lent him a sinister look.

外面 wài miàn 衣服 yīfu dōu 解开 jiě kāi le , zhǐ shèng le miàn de 一件汗衫 hàn shān . 胸前 xiōng qián liǎng duī 柔软 róu ruǎn de ròu zài 汗衫里凸起来 qǐlai .

She slipped it off. Two mounds of firm young flesh pressed out against her undershirt.

卡车 kǎchē 嘎吱 gā zhī 嘎吱 gā zhī de zài 凹凸不平 aō tū bù píng de 地面 dì miàn shǎng 颠簸 diānbǒ 而行

The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
convex
凸现 tū xiàn to stick out凸現
凸显 tū xiǎn to present clearly凸顯
凸出 tū chū to protrude凸出 tū chū
凸起 tū qǐ convex凸起 tū qǐ
凹凸 āotū concave or convex凹凸 āotū
凹凸不平 aō tū bù píng uneven (surface)凹凸不平 aō tū bù píng
凸轮 tū lún cam凸輪
凸透镜 tū tòu jìng convex lens凸透鏡
凸轮轴 tū lún zhóu camshaft凸輪軸
凸面 tū miàn convex surface凸面 tū miàn
凸版 tū bǎn relief printing plate凸版 tū bǎn
凸镜 tū jìng convex mirror凸鏡
凸性 tū xìng convexity凸性 tū xìng
凸面镜 tū miàn jìng convex mirror凸面鏡
凸多边形 tū duō biān xíng convex polygon凸多邊形

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