TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
塗
塗 ＝ 土 ＋ 涂
ㄊㄨˊ · tú
verb — to smear, daub, apply (paint, mud); to scribble out
字源 FORM — what the parts do
涂聲tú — gives the soundthe wet path, water (氵) running over the ground
Mud (土) spread over a surface — to daub. 涂 tú carries the sound, the muddy road wiped flat. You smear mud, then paint, then ink — anything wiped across a face: 塗抹、塗料、塗鴉.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手指沾上泥（土），順著牆一抹，留下一道。
A finger dipped in mud (土), wiped along the wall — one streak left behind.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)塗抹、塗料— to smear, daub; paint常用
→塗鴉— to scribble, graffiti
→塗改、塗掉— to ink out, blot out
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
涂túthe sound inside it — the wet road, 塗 without the earth doubled途túshares — the road you travel, same sound, no smearing