禿 (tū) - bald & bare
禿 · tū
bald;
bare;
blunt;
lacking;
(colloquial) to be bald or have thinning hair.
baldbareblunt
Usage highlights
bald headbald spotbare mountainblunt pencilbald eaglebald cypress
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He is going bald (他禿了).
- The mountain is bare (禿山).
- This pencil is blunt (禿鉛筆).
- The tree has lost its leaves (禿樹).
Collocations
- bald head(禿頭)
- bald spot(禿頂)
- bare mountain(禿山)
- blunt pencil(禿筆)
- bald eagle(禿鷲)
- bald cypress(禿柏)
Idioms
- Running dog(走狗禿驢)
- Bald donkey with running dog(禿驢走狗)
- Bald head and bare tail(禿頭禿尾)
Cultural background
FAQ- Traditionally associated with negative connotations of deficiency or lack.
- In Buddhism, 'bald donkey' (禿驢) was sometimes used as a derogatory term for monks.
- Modern usage is primarily descriptive but can carry humorous or self-deprecating tones.