Meaning
to penetrate; thorough; penetrating; to pass through; to pierce
Chinese: 穿过、透过。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tou” becomes a different word in each tone. 透 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
- 透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge; to reveal
- 透过tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
- 渗透shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate
- 透气tòu qìto flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air
Example Sentence
这场雨把我们全淋透了。Zhè chǎng yǔ bǎ wǒ men quán lín tòu le.This rain soaked us through.
这Zhèthis场chǎngthreshing floor雨yǔrain把bǎ(marks the object)我们wǒ menwe全quánall淋línto sprinkle透tòuto tell secretly了le(completed action)。