tòu = t + ou4
to penetrate / to pass through / thoroughly / completely / transparent / to appear / to show
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tòu = t + ou4
(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through / to tell secretly; to leak / thoroughly; through and through / to appear; to show
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How to pronounce 透

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

透 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
xiù = xi + ou4
handsome / refined / elegant / graceful / superior / show (loanword) / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of crops) to produce ears
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chuò = chu + o4
to walk (side part of split character)
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Characters with 透 as component

透 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 透

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to leak out / to divulge / to reveal
to pass through / to penetrate / by means of / via
out-and-out / thoroughly

Sentences with 透

透 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tòu

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