妥 (tuǒ): suitable, adequate, ready
妥 (tuǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “suitable.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 爫 (structural) and 女 (structural). It ranks #1823 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 妥 a hand 爫 over a woman 女, representing control. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- suitable
- adequate
- 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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 欠妥 | qiàn tuǒ | improper |
| 妥帖 | tuǒ tiē | properly |
| 陀思妥也夫斯基 | tuó sī tuǒ yě fū sī jī | Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881), great Russian novelist, author of Crime and Punishment 罪與罰|罪与罚[Zui4 yu3 F... |
| 巴比妥 | bā bǐ tuǒ | barbitone |
| 不妥协 | bù tuǒ xié | uncompromising |
| 妥实 | tuǒ shí | proper |
| 异戊巴比妥 | yì wù bā bǐ tuǒ | amobarbital (drug) (loanword) |
| 办妥 | bàn tuǒ | to arrange |
| 收妥 | shōu tuǒ | (commerce) to have received (goods, money) |
| 备妥 | bèi tuǒ | to get sth ready |
妥 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 妥 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
古时候,妥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.
...瑞医药(01276.HK):创新药瑞康曲妥珠单抗新增适应症获批,治疗HER2阳性乳...
. . . 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...
...生,你的资产能撑多久?经济学家:至少要备妥“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
二十年博弈终达成“技术妥协”: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...
...22条款恐使我失出口优势 卓荣泰:台美谈妥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
...易协定”政院评估送立院 林沛祥:不送就是妥妥的黑箱
. . . 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
与其向命运妥协,我宁可自杀。
Yǔqí xiàng mìngyùn tuǒxié, wǒ nìngkě zìshā.
I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.
我妥善保管原版拷贝。
Wǒ tuǒshàn bǎoguǎn yuán bǎn kǎobèi.
I keep the master copy under lock and key.
我们试着和他们妥协。
Wǒmen shìzhe hé tāmen tuǒxié.
We tried to compromise with them.
恐怕这里提法不妥当。
Kǒngpà zhèlǐ tífǎ bù tuǒdang.
I'm afraid this is an incorrect formulation of the question.
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