徒

Tu2
#1,058 most
frequent character
surname Tu

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

徒 combines 彳 an intersection, 龰 a foot, and 土 tǔ, which supplies the sound. The picture suggests walking, the first meaning. It grew to mean following, a follower, then a disciple, forced labor, bare, and a sentence to forced labor or prison.

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徒tú
disciple, apprentice, believer

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