秃 (tū) — bald (hairless, bare); blunt (not sharp, worn down)
Definition
秃 (tū) describes something that has lost its covering — hairless (a bald head), a blunt knife edge, or a tire worn smooth. Note: 不客气 and 坦率 are unrelated; do not confuse them.
adjective
bald (hairless, bare)blunt (not sharp, worn down)
Examples
- 秃。Tā sān shí suì jiù tū le.He went bald at thirty.
- 秃，。Zhè bǎ dāo yǐ jīng tū le, qiè bú dòng ròu.This knife is already blunt and can't cut meat.
- 秃，。Lún tāi mó tū le, xū yào huàn xīn de.The tire is worn bald and needs to be replaced.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 禿; 秃 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 禿 puts 毛 (hair) with 儿 (person), showing a person with little or no hair. The simplified 秃 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the historical picture.
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