Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced tui
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced tui, including 推 tuī, 退 tuì, 腿 tuǐ. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For tui, push a small puff of air on t, join it to ui, and hold the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial t
Start the syllable on the initial t, then run straight into the final ui — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ui
Settle the final ui into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (推 tuī, 退 tuì, 腿 tuǐ) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound tui, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
tui turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 推 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 腿 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 退 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing tui inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.