Meaning
slaughter; slaughter man
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tu” becomes a different word in each tone. 屠 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 屠杀tú shāto massacre; to slaughter
- 屠场tú chǎngslaughterhouse; abattoir
- 屠夫tú fūbutcher; fig. murderous dictator
- 屠城tú chéngto massacre everyone in a captured city
- 屠户tú hùbutcher
Example Sentence
古时候，屠夫是专门宰杀牲畜的人。Gǔ shí hou, tú fū shì zhuān mén zǎi shā shēng chù de rén.In ancient times, a butcher was someone who slaughtered livestock.
古时候Gǔ shí houin ancient times，屠夫tú fūbutcher是shìis专zhuānfocused on one thing门ménway to do sth宰杀zǎi shāto slaughter (an animal fo牲畜shēng chùfarm animal的deof人rénperson。