途 tú — road, way · English

途

tú

road, way

At a glance · 途

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从辵（辶）余声，形声字，本指道路。隶楷作「途」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「途」本指道路，引申为途径、前途。

Structure

形声字，辵（辶）为意符，余为声符。

At a glance

Pinyintú

Radical辶

Strokes10

UnicodeU+9014

Character type形声

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English road, way A road, path, or way.

Français route, chemin Une route, un chemin ou une voie.

Español camino, ruta Un camino, una ruta o vía.

العربية طريق، سبيل طريق أو سبيل.

Русский дорога, путь Дорога, путь или способ.

Common words

途径tú jìngway
前途qián túfuture

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