吐

tǔ
#1,651 most
frequent character
vomit
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吐 joins 口 mouth with 土 tǔ, which gives the sound. Its first meaning was to spit something out. From there it came to mean spit, and with the reading tù, to throw up.

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Example Sentences

他吃坏了肚子，吐了。
tā chī huài le dǔzi ， tǔ le 。
He ate something bad and vomited.
她感冒了，吐得很厉害。
tā gǎnmào le ， tǔ déhěn lìhài 。
She has a cold and vomits a lot.
他在过山车上吐了。
tāzài guò shān chē shàng tǔ le 。
He vomited on the roller coaster.

Same Characters, Different Readings

HSK 5
吐tù
to vomit, to throw up

Words with similar meanings

呕ǒu
retch
This term is often used to describe the act of trying to vomit, and can imply a less extreme or successful attempt.
吐出tǔchū
spit out
This phrase emphasizes the act of expelling something from the mouth, which may not necessarily involve the same severity as 'to vomit'.

Homophones

土tǔ
local, native, folk, indigenous

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