椭 (tuǒ): ellipse

椭 (tuǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “ellipse.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 陏 (phonetic). It ranks #3058 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 椭 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 木 (mù, wood/tree), 林 (lín, forest, woods), 森 (sēn, forest (dense)).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 木 tree12 strokesFrequency #3058木 semantic陏 phonetic

Definitions

  1. ellipse

Etymology & Origin

椭

pictophoneticwood

Decomposition: ⿰木陏 (layout: left-right)

Components:木semantic陏phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
椭圆tuǒ yuánoval
椭圆形tuǒ yuán xíngoval
椭圆形办公室tuǒ yuán xíng bàn gōng shìOval office (in the White House)
参考椭球体cān kǎo tuǒ qiú tǐreference ellipsoid (geodesy)
椭圆积分tuǒ yuán jī fēn(math.) elliptic integral
椭圆曲线tuǒ yuán qū xiàn(math.) elliptic curve
椭圆机tuǒ yuán jīelliptical machine (exercise)
椭圆函数tuǒ yuán hán shù(math.) elliptic function
椭球tuǒ qiú(math.) ellipsoid
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Total compounds
89
As first character
0
As last character
11
As middle character

椭 appears in 9 compound words: 89 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 11 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 椭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

圆yuán
0.79721,882 co-occurrences
形xíng
0.56714,946 co-occurrences
呈chéng
0.5072,550 co-occurrences
卵luǎn
0.499996 co-occurrences
状zhuàng
0.4481,602 co-occurrences
轨guǐ
0.4391,008 co-occurrences
叶xié
0.418792 co-occurrences
狭xiá
0.404156 co-occurrences
披pī
0.393258 co-occurrences
扁piān
0.392216 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

工人们正在砍伐病椭，防止虫害蔓延。

gōng rén men zhèng zài kǎn fá bìng tuǒ , fáng zhǐ chóng hài màn yán .

Workers are cutting down diseased trees to prevent the spread of pests.

Character Family

木 Radical Family — Characters sharing the tree radical

案àn柏bǎi板bǎn棒bàng杯bēi标biāo柄bǐng材cái槽cáo柴chái

Related Characters

木mù林lín森sēn树shù机jī杯bēi松sōng李lǐ枝zhī根gēn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 椭 (tuǒ) mean in Chinese?
椭 (tuǒ) primarily means "ellipse." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3058 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 椭 and 堕?
椭 (tuǒ) and 堕 (duò) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 木 vs 土 (same 陏 component).
How many strokes does 椭 have?
椭 is written with 12 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 椭?
The radical associated with 椭 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 椭?
椭 is composed of: 木 (semantic), 陏 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰木陏 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 椭?
Common words with 椭 include: 椭圆 (tuǒ yuán, "oval"); 椭圆形 (tuǒ yuán xíng, "oval"); 椭圆形办公室 (tuǒ yuán xíng bàn gōng shì, "Oval office (in the White House)"); 参考椭球体 (cān kǎo tuǒ qiú tǐ, "reference ellipsoid (geodesy)"); 椭圆积分 (tuǒ yuán jī fēn, "(math.) elliptic integral"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
Is 椭 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 椭 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.