tuǒ

庹

Character · Measure word · Noun

span of outstretched arms; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

measure word

span of outstretched arms (approx. 5 chi or 1.67 meters)

Traditional unit of length based on the span of a person's outstretched arms. Still used in some rural areas for measuring cloth or rope.

Zhè这
kuài块
bù布
yǒu有
yī一
tuǒ庹
cháng长
 。

This piece of cloth is one armspan long.

Tā他
liáng量
le了
liáng量
 ，
shéng绳
zi子
dà大
yuē约
yǒu有
liǎng两
tuǒ庹
 。

He measured it; the rope is approximately two arm-spans.

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Zhè这
kē棵
shù树
yǒu有
yī一
tuǒ庹
duō多
cū粗
 。

This tree is more than an armspan thick.

2.

noun

surname; family name

Relatively rare Chinese surname.

Tuǒ庹
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
shū书
fǎ法
jiā家
 。

Mr. Tuo is a famous calligrapher.

Wǒ我
xìng姓
Tuǒ庹
 ，
míng名
Míng明
Huá华
 。

My surname is Tuo, and my given name is Minghua.