(tuǒ): suitable, adequate, ready

(tuǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “suitable.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #1823 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, a hand 爫 over a woman 女, representing control. Its radical form (woman) appears in many related characters such as (, woman), (nǎi, grandmother, milk), (, she).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. suitable
  2. adequate
  3. ready

Etymology & Origin

ideographicA hand 爫 over a woman 女, representing control

Decomposition: ⿱爫女 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
tuǒ xiéto compromise
bù tuǒnot proper
tuǒ dangappropriate
tuǒ shànappropriate
wěn tuǒdependable
qiàn tuǒimproper
tuǒ tiēproperly
tuó sī tuǒ yě fū sī jīFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰|罪与罚[Zui4 yu3 F...
bā bǐ tuǒbarbitone
bù tuǒ xiéuncompromising
tuǒ shíproper
yì wù bā bǐ tuǒamobarbital (drug) (loanword)
bàn tuǒto arrange
shōu tuǒ(commerce) to have received (goods, money)
bèi tuǒto get sth ready
26
Total compounds
31
As first character
38
As last character
31
As middle character

appears in 26 compound words: 31 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 31 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

xié
0.56813,787 co-occurrences
shàn
0.56614,448 co-occurrences
0.439576 co-occurrences
qiàn
0.418684 co-occurrences
pīn
0.4101,014 co-occurrences
0.408600 co-occurrences
wěn
0.391738 co-occurrences
tiē
0.385384 co-occurrences
tián
0.368702 co-occurrences
0.35811,550 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

古时候,子很少有机会接受教育。

gǔ shí hòu , tuǒ zǐ hěn shǎo yǒu jī huì jiē shòu jiào yù .

In ancient times, commoners rarely had the opportunity to receive an education.

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. . . ruì yī yào ( 0 1 2 7 6 . H K ) : chuàng xīn yào ruì kāng qū tuǒ zhū dān kàng xīn zēng shì yīng zhèng huò pī , zhì liáo H E R 2 yáng xìng rǔ . . .

...Rui Medicine (01276.HK): New indication approved for innovative drug RuiKang Trastuzumab, for the treatment of HER2-positive breast...

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...生,你的资产能撑多久?经济学家:至少要备“这金额”

. . . shēng , nǐ de zī chǎn néng chēng duō jiǔ ? jīng jì xué jiā : zhì shǎo yāo bèi tuǒ zhè jīn é

...How long will your savings last? Economist: You should have at least "this amount" set aside

Investing 香港Feb 2026

二十年博弈终达成“技术协”:韩国批准谷歌(GOOGL.US)地...

èr shí nián bó yì zhōng dá chéng jì shù tuǒ xié : hán guó pī zhǔn gǔ gē ( G O O G L . U S ) dì . . .

Twenty years of gaming finally reached a "technical compromise": South Korea approved Google (GOOGL. US) ground...

LtnFeb 2026

...22条款恐使我失出口优势 卓荣泰:台美谈ART就是最好方案

. . . 2 2 tiáo kuǎn kǒng shǐ wǒ shī chū kǒu yōu shì zhuó róng tài : tái měi tán tuǒ A R T jiù shì zuì hǎo fāng àn

... Clause 22 may make me lose my export advantage Zhuo Rongtai: Taiwan and the United States negotiate ART is the best solution

LtnFeb 2026

...易协定”政院评估送立院 林沛祥:不送就是的黑箱

. . . yì xié dìng zhèng yuàn píng gū sòng lì yuàn lín pèi xiáng : bù sòng jiù shì tuǒ tuǒ de hēi xiāng

... Easy Agreement: "The Political Yuan evaluates and sends it to the Legislative Yuan Lin Peixiang: If you don't send it, it's a proper black box

Tatoeba

与其向命运协,我宁可自杀。

Yǔqí xiàng mìngyùn tuǒxié, wǒ nìngkě zìshā.

I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.

Tatoeba

善保管原版拷贝。

Wǒ tuǒshàn bǎoguǎn yuán bǎn kǎobèi.

I keep the master copy under lock and key.

Tatoeba

我们试着和他们协。

Wǒmen shìzhe hé tāmen tuǒxié.

We tried to compromise with them.

Tatoeba

恐怕这里提法不当。

Kǒngpà zhèlǐ tífǎ bù tuǒdang.

I'm afraid this is an incorrect formulation of the question.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced tuǒ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 妥 (tuǒ) mean in Chinese?
妥 (tuǒ) primarily means "suitable." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1823 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 妥 have?
妥 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 妥?
The radical associated with 妥 is 女 (woman). This radical appears in many characters related to woman.
What are the components of 妥?
妥 is composed of: 爫 (structural), 女 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱爫女 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 妥?
Common words with 妥 include: 妥协 (tuǒ xié, "to compromise"); 不妥 (bù tuǒ, "not proper"); 妥当 (tuǒ dang, "appropriate"); 妥善 (tuǒ shàn, "appropriate"); 稳妥 (wěn tuǒ, "dependable"). There are over 26 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 妥 (tuǒ)?
Several characters share the pronunciation tuǒ: 拓 (to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)), 托 (to hold up in one's hand), 拖 (to drag), 脱 (to shed), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 妥 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 妥 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.