徒

徒 Tú ㄊㄨˊ tou4

surname Tu

徒 tú ㄊㄨˊ tou4

(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 (騙徒) piàn tú ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ "swindler" or 叛徒 pàn tú ㄆㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ "traitor" etc)
(bound form) on foot
(bound form) bare; empty
(bound form) to no avail; in vain
(bound form) merely; just; only
(bound form) prison sentence

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 徒 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

徒 radical 彳 = 彳走

Example sentences

名师出高徒。 A good teacher makes good students.
徒手逮兔挺难。 It is difficult to catch a rabbit by hand.
我是伊斯兰教徒。 I am a Muslim.
他们是基督徒着。 They are Christians.
你們是道教徒嗎？ Are you Taoists?

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