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Meaning of 陀

Pinyin tuó

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

(phonetic) / declivity / steep bank

Usage

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陀 [tuó] 1. 〔～螺〕一种儿童玩具，呈圆椎形，用绳绕上，然后一拉，使其在地上旋转起来，用鞭抽打旋转不停。 (A type of children's toy, shaped like a cone; it is wound with a string, pulled to set it spinning on the ground, and struck with a whip to continue spinning.) 2. 山冈。 (Hill; hillock.) 3. 形—（形声。从阜，表示声音，从阜，与山有关。本义:倾斜不平的样子）同本义。 (Adjective - (Phonetic: composed of the radical 'mountain', indicating sound, related to mountains. Original meaning: uneven appearance.) 4. 名— 1. 山冈 (low hill; hillock) 2. 团状物 (lump) 3. 沙陀的简称 (abbreviation for Satuo) 4. （量词）形容数量很少 (a measure word used to describe a very small quantity) Examples: 1. 汉·司马相如《子虚赋》：罢池陂陀，下属江河。 (Han Dynasty poet Sima Xiangru in "Zi Xu Fu": Stop the uneven banks and the rivers below.) 2. 元·袁桷《次韵伯宗同行至上都》：藉草各小憩，侧身复登陀。 (Yuan Dynasty poet Yuan Jue in "Ci Yun Bo Zong": Resting on grass, we reclined briefly before ascending the hill.) 3. 《西游记》：把棍子望小妖头上砑了一砑，可怜就砑得像个肉陀。 (In "Journey to the West": The stick struck down on the little monster’s head, leaving it looking like a lump of meat.) 4. 元·曾瑞《端正好》：黄菊东篱栽数科，野菜西山锄几陀。 (Yuan Dynasty poet Zeng Rui in "Duan Zheng Hao": In the east fence, I planted a few pots of yellow chrysanthemums; in the west mountain, I hoed a few lumps of wild vegetables.)

直布罗陀海峡 Zhí bù luó tuó Hǎi xiá

Strait of Gibraltar

阿旃陀 ā zhān tuó

Ajanta

普陀 Pǔ tuó

Putuo district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang

普陀山 Pǔ tuó shān

Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara)

阿弥陀佛 Ē mí tuó Fó

Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha!

陀螺仪 tuó luó yì

gyroscope

陀螺 tuó luó

spinning top / gyroscope

头陀 tóu tuó

itinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)

陀罗 tuó luó

spinning top

直布罗陀 Zhí bù luó tuó

Gibraltar

沙陀 shā tuó

Shato

陀罗尼 tuó luó ní

incantation (Sanskrit: dharani) / religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)

比勒陀利亚 Bǐ lè tuó lì yà

Pretoria, capital of South Africa

首陀罗 shǒu tuó luó

sudra

罗陀 luó tuó

Luo Tuo

曼陀罗 màn tuó luó

flower of north India (Datura stramonium, Sanskrit: mandara), considered sacred and grown in temples, similar to belladonna

盘陀 pán tuó

twisted / spiral / uneven stones

普陀区 Pǔ tuó qū

Putuo district, central Shanghai / Putuo district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang

曼陀罗花 màn tuó luó huā

mandragora / flos daturae

那头陀 nà tóu tuó

Nato Tuo