tòu

(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through

to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show

movement (辶) + sound tòu (秀) = to penetrate through

秀 mainly gives the sound tòu; the movement radical 辶 carries the meaning, suggesting something that travels all the way through. Think of light or water pressing its path until it fully penetrates.

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雨水过屋顶,把地板都弄湿了。

yǔ shuǐ tòu guò wū dǐng,bǎ dì bǎn dōu nòng shī le。

The rainwater seeped through the roof and got the floor all wet.

他在外面站了很久,冷了。

tā zài wài miàn zhàn le hěn jiǔ,lěng tòu le。

He stood outside for a long time and was chilled through and through.

Words with 透

血透

xuè tòu

hemodialysis (abbr. for 血液透析[xue4 ye4 tou4 xi1])

透红

tòu hóng

rosy

透视图

tòu shì tú

perspective drawing

透视学

tòu shì xué

perspective (in drawing)

透视法

tòu shì fǎ

perspective (in drawing)

透视画

tòu shì huà

perspective drawing

透视画法

tòu shì huà fǎ

perspective drawing

透视装

tòu shì zhuāng

see-through clothing

透通性

tòu tōng xìng

transparency (networking)

透过

tòu guò

to pass through

透镜

tòu jìng

lens (optics)

透辟

tòu pì

penetrating

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