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Kanji Detail for 突 - "thrust, sudden, pierce"

  • Meaning

    突 means "thrust, sudden, pierce."

    1. Thrust - To push forward suddenly; to pierce.

    2. Collide - To bump into; to strike against.

    3. Sudden - Happening unexpectedly; abrupt and immediate.

    4. Protrude - To stick out; to project forward.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stab; protruding; thrust; pierce; prick; collision; sudden

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sudden, abrupt, unexpected

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Suddenly meeting is called 突. Such as saying coming suddenly out of nowhere. | To offend. Such as 唐突 (abrupt), 衝突 (conflict). | Chimney. "Bend the chimney and move the firewood." Meaning of preventing disaster beforehand. Refers to fear of fire spreading. Seen in (Book of Han).
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