屠 tú to butcher
to butcher; to slaughter; massacre
怎么记住“屠”: 尸 corpse + 者 one who = to butcher. No corpse of pig or cow scares the old farmer, the one who shows every grandson in the village how to butcher a lamb.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
屠 = 尸 corpse + 者 one who
- 尸 corpse meaning
- 者 one who sound
No corpse of pig or cow scares the old farmer, the one who shows every grandson in the village how to butcher a lamb.
How it came to be
The body gives the meaning and the part below gives the sound.
用法
- To slaughter en masse: 屠杀 (túshā) massacre, 屠宰 (túzǎi) to butcher (livestock), 屠夫 (túfū) a butcher.
- 放下屠刀，立地成佛 (fàngxià túdāo, lìdì chéngfó) = drop the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot: instant redemption.
- Also a surname (屠).