Taxonomy of meanings for 塗:
- 塗 chá (OC: ɡrlaa MC: ɖɯa) 宅加切 平 廣韻：【塗飾又音徒 】
- 塗 tú (OC: laa MC: duo) 同都切 平 廣韻：【塗泥也路也亦姓風俗通云漢諌議大夫塗禪 】
- MUD
- nmmud, dirt
- nmadNmade of mud
- mudpath, path> WAY
- nmajor one-track mud-road suitable for carts; road
- nadVplacein the streets
- nabfigurativeway, path; right of way
- feature> DIRTY
- abstract, causative> DEFILE
- dryish> CLAY
- nclay; plaster
- action typically involving: spread> SMEAR
- vadVby smearing
- vt(oN)cover a contextually determinate surface with a liquid
- vtoNto smear, to plaster; apply (a substance) by smearing it on
- vtoNfigurativebesmirch, defile
- MUD
- 塗 dù《集韻》徒故切，去暮定。
Additional information about 塗
說文解字: 【塗】，泥也。从土、涂聲。 【同都切】
- Criteria
- MUD
1. Ní 泥 refers derogatorily to wet earth or mud, and this is the most general word.
2. Zhǐ 埴 refers neutrally to sticky soil.
3. Tú 塗／涂 refers to very wet earth or mud.
4. Nào 淖 refers derogatorily to mud in a mud puddle.
5. Jìn 瑾 refers neutrally to the mixture of mud with straw that is used in building houses.
6. Yū 淤 refers derogatorily to sludge on the bottom of water, or silt.
- WAY
1. The general word for streets and roads is tú 塗／涂／途.
2. The general word for an established way along which humans move conveniently in the landscape is lù 路, and this term covers all manner of large and wide roads as well as small paths of any kind. (For streets within cities see STREET)
3. Dào 道, when used in its concrete meaning referring to a means of communication tends to refer to a larger line of communication, and the traditional claim is that the term refers to a road where two vehicles can pass each other. Thus the First Emperor called his Autobahns chí dào 馳道 and not chí lù 馳路.
4. Jiē qú 街衢 refers to the highways of the land in a general way.
- Word relations
- Assoc: (MUD)泥/MUD
Ní 泥 refers to wet earth or mud, and this is the most general word. - Synon: (WAY)道/WAY
Dào 道, when used in its concrete meaning referring to a means of communication tends to refer to a larger line of communication, and the traditional claim is that the term refers to a road where two vehicles can pass each other. Thus the First Emperor called his Autobahns chí dào 馳道 and not chí lù 馳路.