突
to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]
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Dict coverage rank #1,091 U+7A81
How 突 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A dog 犬 rushing out of a cave 穴
How to remember it
abruptly · Heisig RSH #1072
穴 hole + chihuahua
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 突
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突尼斯市 | Tū ní sī shì | Tunis, capital of Tunisia |
| 突尼西亚 | Tū ní xī yà | Tunisia (Tw) |
| 基罗米突 | jī luó mǐ tū | kilometer (old) (loanword) |
| 突变理论 | tū biàn lǐ lùn | (math.) catastrophe theory |
| 突尼斯 | Tū ní sī | Tunisia; Tunis, capital of Tunisia |
| 突发事件 | tū fā shì jiàn | emergency; sudden occurrence |
| 人类乳突病毒 | rén lèi rǔ tū bìng dú | human papillomavirus (HPV) |
| 神经突 | shén jīng tū | nerve process |
| 地区冲突 | dì qū chōng tū | local or regional confrontation |
| 吉罗米突 | jí luó mǐ tū | kilometer (old) (loanword) |
| 异军突起 | yì jūn tū qǐ | to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom) |
| 突如其来 | tū rú qí lái | to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly |
| 神风突击队 | shén fēng tū jī duì | kamikaze unit (Japanese corps of suicide pilots in World War II) |
| 突然间 | tū rán jiān | suddenly |
| 突破性 | tū pò xìng | groundbreaking |
| 突破口 | tū pò kǒu | breach; gap; breakthrough point |
| 基因突变 | jī yīn tū biàn | genetic mutation |
| 突发奇想 | tū fā qí xiǎng | suddenly have a thought (idiom); suddenly be inspired to do something |
| 突起部 | tū qǐ bù | bit sticking out; projection |
| 突破点 | tū pò diǎn | point of penetration (military); breakthrough |