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What does 荼 mean in Chinese?

荼 (tú) means "thistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste); cruel; flowering grass in profusion" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 荼?

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

What HSK level is 荼?

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

What words contain the character 荼?

Common words with 荼 include 荼毒 (torment), 曼荼罗 (mandala (loan, Buddhism)), 如火如荼 (like wildfire (idiom)), 秋荼密网 (flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law), 荼毒生灵 (to torment the people (idiom)).

How do you write 荼?

You can practice writing 荼 using our stroke order tool.

荼 (tú) — thistle | Chinese Dictionary

荼

tú

thistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste); cruel

Character Breakdown

Radical: 艸 (no. 140)

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Definitions

thistle
common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
bitter (taste)
cruel
flowering grass in profusion

Example Sentences

Example sentences coming soon.

Words Containing 荼

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
荼毒	tú dú	torment
曼荼罗	màn tú luó	mandala (loan, Buddhism)
如火如荼	rú huǒ rú tú	like wildfire (idiom)
秋荼密网	qiū tú mì wǎng	flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
荼毒生灵	tú dú shēng líng	to torment the people (idiom)
达罗毗荼	Dá luó pí tú	Dravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages)
食荼卧棘	shí tú wò jí	to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

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苦口(kǔ kǒu)— lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)

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苦味(kǔ wèi)— bitter taste

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辛酸(xīn suān)— pungent (taste)

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

荼

tú