涂
apply; paint; scribble; erase; mud; beach
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesverb
to apply; to spread; to paint
Used when spreading substances like paint, color, cosmetics, or medicine onto surfaces.
He is painting the wall.
Mom applied some ointment to the wound.
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She applies lipstick every morning.
Workers applied a layer of wax to the floor.
This painting needs more colors applied.
verb
to scribble; to doodle; to draw casually
Refers to casual, often messy writing or drawing without proper technique or purpose.
Children like to scribble on paper.
He doodled a few strokes on the edge of his notebook.
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The wall was scribbled all over in a messy way.
Don't scribble in books.
He无聊地在桌子上涂写自己的名字。
verb
to erase; to blot out; to delete
Used when removing written or drawn content by covering it with ink, paint, or an eraser.
He erased the wrong character with an eraser.
Please correct these mistakes by erasing them.
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She blotted out several sentences in the letter.
You can use correction fluid to cover mistakes.
He erased all the words on the blackboard.
noun
mud; mire
literaryA literary term referring to mud or mire, often used in set phrases.
The people were plunged into misery and suffering.
The idiom "生灵涂炭" describes people suffering great hardships.
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This land was once as muddy as mire.
Cars passed by, covering the road with mud.
After the rain, the road was muddy and feet sank into the mire.
noun
tidal flat; beach; shoal
Refers to coastal areas between high and low tide marks, often used in geographical contexts.
This tidal flat is suitable for shellfish farming.
Coastal areas have vast reclaimed fields from tidal flats.
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After the tide receded, many shells were left on the tidal flat.
They are developing the resources of this tidal flat area.
Reclaimed tidal flat fields are an important source of arable land in coastal areas.
noun
road; path; way
literaryA literary variant of "途" (tú) meaning road or path, rarely used in modern Chinese.
In ancient documents, "涂" sometimes serves as a variant of "途", meaning road.
"道涂" means "road" and is an ancient way of writing.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
In ancient classics, the character "涂" occasionally appears as a phonetic loan character.
This "涂" is not that "途", but their meanings are connected.