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Meaning of

屠 means to slaughter (livestock); to butcher; to massacre; to slaughter (people). Pronounced tú.

  • to slaughter (livestock); to butcher
  • to massacre; to slaughter (people)
  • a Chinese surname

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zài
zǎi
chǎng
gōng
zuò
le
èr
shí
nián
 

He has worked in a slaughterhouse for twenty years.

Chūn
jié
qián
 
cūn
mín
men
máng
zhe
zǎi
zhū
yáng
 

Before the Spring Festival, the villagers were busy slaughtering pigs and sheep.

Zhè
wèi
de
shǒu
fēi
cháng
jīng
zhàn
 

This butcher's skill is extremely exquisite.

zǎi
shēng
chù
yào
jīng
guò
yán
de
jiǎn
 

Slaughtering livestock requires strict quarantine inspection.

dài
de
shè
huì
wèi
jiào
 

Butchers in ancient times had relatively low social status.