(tuó) — (phonetic component) used in transliterations; (archaic) declivity, steep bank

Definition

陀 (tuó) has no meaning on its own — it appears only as a phonetic component in transliterated foreign names (佛陀 Buddha, 陀思妥耶夫斯基 Dostoevsky, 曼陀罗 mandala).

bound form
(phonetic component) used in transliterations(archaic) declivitysteep bank

Examples

  • Màn tuó luó shì yì zhǒng zōng jiào tú àn.
    Mandala is a religious pattern.
  • Fó tuó shì fó jiào de chuàng shǐ rén.
    Buddha is the founder of Buddhism.
  • tuó Sī tuǒ yē fū sī jī shì é guó zhù míng zuò jiā.
    Dostoevsky is a famous Russian writer.

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