(tòu)

transparent; thorough; to penetrate

How 透 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
— walk
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

  • walk
  • grain
  • N/A
  • 丿 bend

Common words using 透

看透 kàntòu
to see through
透明 tòumíng
transparent; open (non-secretive)
透露 tòulù
to leak out; to divulge; to reveal
劇透 jùtòu
plot leak; spoiler
滲透 shèntòu
to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade
熟透 shútòu
completely ripe; ripened; (of meat) well-done
穿透 chuāntòu
to penetrate
糟透 zāotòu
in a bad state; horrible; dreadful
透亮 tòuliàng
bright; shining; translucent
透徹 tòuchè
penetrating; thorough; incisive
透支 tòuzhī
(bank) overdraft
透視 tòushì
to see through; perspective; to examine by fluoroscopy (i.e. X-ray)

透 in a sentence

你的衣服濕透了,快去換下來。

Nǐ de yīfú shītòu le, kuài qù huàn xiàlái.

“Your clothes are soaked through; go change them quickly.”

How common is 透?

透 is the 1,075th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 90.3% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 透

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