妥 (tuǒ) is a Chinese character meaning “appropriate”. It is written from 爫 (claw; a hand reaching down from above) and 女 (woman; female), one above the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
爫 + 女
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: IDS ⿱爫女（现代字形拆分，4+3 笔与 hanzi-writer-data 的 7 笔一致）
Memory aid
A hand reaching down from above (爫) settles onto a woman (女) — nothing is struggling any more, everything sits properly in place.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 妥当tuǒ dàngappropriate; properly settled妥 = tuǒ
- 妥协tuǒ xiéto compromise; to come to terms妥 = tuǒ
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All readings
proper; settled
appropriate; proper; settled; ready and in order
适当；稳当；办理完毕、安排好。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 妥当tuǒ dàngappropriate; properly settled妥 = tuǒ
- 妥协tuǒ xiéto compromise; to come to terms妥 = tuǒ
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 妥 mean?
妥 (tuǒ) means appropriate; proper; settled; ready and in order.
How do you pronounce 妥?
It is pronounced tuǒ.
What parts is 妥 made of?
爫 (claw; a hand reaching down from above) and 女 (woman; female), one above the other. The recorded source is: IDS ⿱爫女（现代字形拆分，4+3 笔与 hanzi-writer-data 的 7 笔一致）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 妥 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 妥?
女. 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 妥?
Common ones are 妥当 and 妥协. The reading of 妥 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.