徒 — Chinese character
徒
tú
disciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
- Pinyin
- tú
- Radical
- 60 ⼻ (Step)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 彳 走
- Formation
- ideographic — To walk 走 in someone's footsteps 彳
- Japanese
- 徒 as a kanji
Common words with 徒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信徒 | xìn tú | believer |
| 教徒 | jiào tú | disciple; follower of a religion |
| 徒刑 | tú xíng | prison sentence |
| 有期徒刑 | yǒu qī tú xíng | limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment) |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice; disciple |
| 叛徒 | pàn tú | traitor; turncoat |
| 暴徒 | bào tú | bandit; thug |
| 徒步 | tú bù | to be on foot |
| 歹徒 | dǎi tú | evildoer; malefactor |
| 学徒 (學徒) | xué tú | apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship |
| 匪徒 | fěi tú | gangster; bandit |
| 无期徒刑 (無期徒刑) | wú qī tú xíng | life imprisonment |
English words written with 徒
徒 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 4 · Analects 8 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 17 · Zhuangzi 37
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 76
- Analects 7.3
- Analects 11.7
- Analects 11.16
- Analects 12.10
- Analects 17.5
- Analects 18.6
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