吐

tǔ, tù

to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)

Radical: 口 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

吐 decomposes into the following components:

口 土

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 土.

Words containing 吐

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 吐.

倾吐
qīng tǔ
to pour out (emotions)
催吐
cuī tù
emetic
吐丝
tǔ sī
吐口
tǔ kǒu
to spit
吐司
tǔ sī
toast (loanword)
吐嘈
tù cáo
吐字
tǔ zì
diction
吐实
tǔ shí
吐弃
tǔ qì
to spurn
吐根
tǔ gēn
ipecac
吐槽
tǔ cáo
吐气
tǔ qì
aspirated

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼

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