Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced tuo
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced tuo, including 托 tuō, 脱 tuō, 拖 tuō, 妥 tuǒ, 陀 tuó. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For tuo, push a small puff of air on t, join it to uo, and hold the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial t
Start the syllable on the initial t, then run straight into the final uo — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final uo
Settle the final uo into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (托 tuō, 脱 tuō, 拖 tuō, 妥 tuǒ, 陀 tuó) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound tuo, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
tuo turns up here with 4 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: 托, 脱, 拖 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 陀 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 妥 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 拓 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing tuo inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.