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凸出 (tū chū) — to protrude, to bulge out, convex

Definition

adjective
to protrudeto bulge outconvex

Examples

  • 凸出。
    Tā de é tóu yǒu diǎn tū chū.
    His forehead protrudes a bit.
  • 凸出。
    Zhè kuài shí tou tū chū de bù fen hěn guāng huá.
    The protruding part of this stone is very smooth.
  • 凸出。
    Qiáng shàng yǒu yí gè tū chū de tú àn.
    There is a convex pattern on the wall.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

凸tūprotrude
出chūout

凸 gives the bulging action and 出 marks its outward result.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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