Meaning
rabbit
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tu” becomes a different word in each tone. 兔 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 兔子tù zihare; rabbit
- 守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tùlit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative
- 兔年tù niánYear of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
- 海兔hǎi tùsea hare (large sea slugs, mostly of genus Aplysia)
- 白兔bái tùwhite rabbit; (fig.) (slang) breast
Example Sentence
小白兔有一双红红的眼睛和长长的耳朵。Xiǎo bái tù yǒu yì shuāng hóng hóng de yǎn jing hé cháng cháng de ěr duo.The little white rabbit has red eyes and long ears.
小白兔Xiǎo bái tùsmall white rabbit有yǒuto have一yìone双shuāngtwo红hóngred红hóngred的deof眼睛yǎn jingeye和héand长chánglong长chánglong的deof耳朵ěr duoear。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a rabbit — note the dot at the lower right standing for its short tail. It means ‘rabbit / hare’.
A way to remember it
A crouching animal with a dot for a tail — a rabbit.
Easy to confuse with
- 免‘To avoid / exempt’: exactly 兔 with the tail dot removed.