拓
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to expand; to push sth with the hand; to develop; to open up
8 strokes
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How 拓 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 石 (phonetic, shí)
How to remember it
pioneer · Heisig RSH #1834
fingers + rocks
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 石
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 石 (shí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石 sound component | shí | stone, rock, mineral |
| 柘 | zhè | cudrania, mulberry; sugarcane |
| 斫 | zhuó | to chop, to cut, to lop off |
| 跖 | zhí | the sole of the foot |
Words containing 拓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开拓性 | kāi tuò xìng | pioneering; groundbreaking |
| 开拓者 | kāi tuò zhě | pioneer |
| 拓展视野 | tuò zhǎn shì yě | to broaden one's horizons |
| 代数拓扑 | dài shù tuò pū | (math.) algebraic topology |
| 拓扑空间 | tuò pū kōng jiān | (math.) topological space |
| 几何拓扑学 | jǐ hé tuò pū xué | (math.) geometric topology |
| 力拓 | Lì Tuò | Rio Tinto (UK-Australian mining corporation) |
| 开拓 | kāi tuò | to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions… |
| 拓本 | tà běn | rubbing of inscription |
| 必和必拓 | Bì huó Bì tuò | BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation) |
| 拓荒者 | tuò huāng zhě | pioneer; groundbreaker |
| 落拓 | luò tuò | down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional |
| 开疆拓土 | kāi jiāng tuò tǔ | (idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business i… |
| 拓片 | tà piàn | rubbings from a tablet |
| 拓扑学 | tuò pū xué | (math.) topology |
| 拓印 | tà yìn | stone rubbing (to copy an inscription) |
| 拓扑结构 | tuò pū jié gòu | topological structure |
| 几何拓扑 | jǐ hé tuò pū | (math.) geometric topology |
| 落拓不羁 | luò tuò bù jī | (idiom) unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited |
| 拓展训练 | tuò zhǎn xùn liàn | outdoor education program |