佗 Stroke Order — How to Write 佗

Stroke Order

佗 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 亻, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

佗 Radical and Character Components

Components:亻它

佗 is an ideographic compound. Another 它 person 亻; see 他 and 她 for modern variants.

Radical: 亻 + 5 more strokes

佗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

tuó
tuō
tuò
yí

Meanings of 佗 in Chinese

tuó佗

To carry or bear a heavy load, synonymous with '馱' (tuó).

他佗着重物，一步步艰难地前行。

He carried the heavy objects, moving forward with difficulty step by step.

Beautiful; comely (often used in classical Chinese to describe a woman's graceful or charming appearance).

她举止优雅，姿态娉婷，尽显少女之佗。

Her demeanor is graceful, her posture elegant, fully revealing the comely beauty of a young maiden.

tuō佗

An archaic variant of '他' (tā), used as a pronoun for a third person (he/him/it) or to refer to something distant, other, or alternative.

此路不通，或寻佗径

This road is impassable; or seek another path.

To drag or pull (similar to 拖); to cover.

他佗着沉重的行李，步履蹒跚地走向车站。

He dragged his heavy luggage, staggering towards the station.

tuò佗

to add; to apply; to extend to.

其恩惠佗及乡里。

His benevolence extended to the villagers.

yí佗

When pronounced 'yí', '佗' is often used in the compound '委佗' (wēiyí), which is synonymous with '逶迤'. It describes something winding or meandering, or a graceful, elegant manner, especially referring to a person's posture or movement.