突 — to dash; to move forward quickly
to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude
- Pinyin
- tū
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- recognition only
How to write 突: 9 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.
Words with 突 in the HSK syllabus: 9
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 突然tūránsudden; abrupt; unexpectedHSK 3
- 突出tūchūprominent; outstanding; to give prominence toHSK 5
- 冲突chōngtūconflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forcesHSK 6
- 突发tūfāto occur suddenlyHSK 6
- 突破tūpòto break through; to make a breakthroughHSK 6
- 突击tūjīsudden and violent attack; assault; fig. rushed jobHSK 7–9
- 突破口tūpòkǒubreach; gap; breakthrough pointHSK 7–9
- 突如其来tūrú-qíláito arise abruptly; to arrive suddenlyHSK 7–9
- 突兀tūwùlofty; towering; sudden; abruptHSK 7–9
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