What does 屠 mean in Chinese?

屠 (tú) means "to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 屠?

屠 is pronounced "tú" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 屠?

屠 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 屠?

Common words with 屠 include 屠伯 (butcher), 屠刀 (butcher's knife), 屠城 (to massacre everyone in a captured city), 屠场 (slaughterhouse), 屠夫 (butcher).

How do you write 屠?

You can practice writing 屠 using our stroke order tool.

屠 (tú), to slaughter (animals for food)

屠

tú

to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre

verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 尸 (no. 44)

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Definitions

(verb) to slaughter (animals for food)
to massacre

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Words Containing 屠

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
屠伯	tú bó	butcher
屠刀	tú dāo	butcher's knife
屠城	tú chéng	to massacre everyone in a captured city
屠场	tú chǎng	slaughterhouse
屠夫	tú fū	butcher
屠宰	tú zǎi	to slaughter
屠戮	tú lù	slaughter
屠户	tú hù	butcher
屠杀	tú shā	to massacre
大屠杀	dà tú shā	massacre

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Related Words

屠戮(tú lù)· slaughter

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残杀(cán shā)· to massacre

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杀戮(shā lù)· to massacre

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人怕出名猪怕壮(rén pà chū míng zhū pà zhuàng)· lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter)

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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屠

tú