途 tú way
way; road; path; journey; course
怎么记住“途”: 辶 walking + 余 surplus = way. The tourist walking with a surplus of suitcases stops on a dusty path, opens his phrasebook and asks a farmer "Which way?"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
途 = 辶 walking + 余 surplus
- 辶 walking meaning
- 余 surplus sound
The tourist walking with a surplus of suitcases stops on a dusty path, opens his phrasebook and asks a farmer "Which way?"
How it came to be
Walking gives the meaning and the right part the sound: the road you walk.
用法
- Road/journey/way, mostly figurative. 前途 (qiántú) prospects/future: 前途光明 (qiántú guāngmíng) a bright future.
- 用途 (yòngtú) = use/application: 用途广泛 (yòngtú guǎngfàn) widely applicable. 途径 (tújìng) a way/channel to achieve something.
- 旅途 (lǚtú) the journey, 长途 (chángtú) long-distance, 中途 (zhōngtú) midway. 半途而废 (bàntú'érfèi) to give up halfway.
含“途”的词语
例句
- 电脑的用途很广。 Diànnǎo de yòngtú hěn guǎng.Computers have many uses.