秃 tū bald
bald; barren; bare; blunt
How it came to be
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
The character joins hair and a person; the hair later turned into the shape of grain.
用法
- Bald / bare / blunt: 秃头 (tūtóu) bald head, 秃顶 (tūdǐng) balding on top, 秃山 (tūshān) a barren, treeless hill, 秃笔 (tūbǐ) a worn-out brush.
- 秃鹫 (tūjiù) is a vulture. Also internet slang 谢顶/秃 for programmers 'going bald' from overwork.