兔 (tù) is a Chinese character meaning “rabbit”. It is written from 免 (to avoid; to exempt) and 丶 (dot stroke), and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
免 + 丶
Overlapping structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke paths: 兔 (8 strokes) = 免 (7 strokes, strokes 0-6) plus one dot 丶 (stroke 7) at the lower right
Memory aid
Write 免 first, then add one small dot (丶) at the lower right — that dot is the rabbit's short tail. 免 plus a tail is 兔.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 兔子tù zirabbit; bunny兔 = tù
- 白兔bái tùwhite rabbit兔 = tù
- 守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tùto wait by a tree stump for a hare to run into it; to wait for luck instead of working兔 = tù
Go deeper
All readings
rabbit
rabbit; hare
兔子，哺乳动物，耳朵长，尾巴短，后腿有力，善于跳跃。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 兔子tù zirabbit; bunny兔 = tù
- 白兔bái tùwhite rabbit兔 = tù
- 守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tùto wait by a tree stump for a hare to run into it; to wait for luck instead of working兔 = tù
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 兔 mean?
兔 (tù) means rabbit; hare.
How do you pronounce 兔?
It is pronounced tù.
What parts is 兔 made of?
免 (to avoid; to exempt) and 丶 (dot stroke). The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke paths: 兔 (8 strokes) = 免 (7 strokes, strokes 0-6) plus one dot 丶 (stroke 7) at the lower right. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 兔 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 兔?
儿. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 兔?
Common ones are 兔子 and 白兔. The reading of 兔 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.