Usage of the character 塗

to apply (paint etc)
to smear
to daub
to blot out
to scribble
to scrawl
(literary) mud
street

túxiě

涂写

[塗寫]

to daub
to scribble (graffiti)

túshì

涂饰

[塗飾]

to apply paint, veneer etc
to plaster over
decorative coating
finish
veneer

tújiā

涂家

[塗家]

painter
artist

hútu

胡涂

[胡塗]

variant of 糊塗／糊涂 (hútu)

tújìng

涂径

[塗徑]

path
road

túyóu

涂油

[塗油]

to grease
to oil
to baste (cookery)

wūtu

乌涂

[烏塗]

unclear
not straightforward
(of drinking water) lukewarm
tepid

túqù

涂去

[塗去]

to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc
to paint out
to paint over

túcéng

涂层

[塗層]

protective layer
coating

túwū

涂污

[塗污]

to smear; to deface

hǎitú

海涂

[海塗]

tidal marsh
shoal
shallows

hútu

糊涂

[糊塗]

muddled
silly
confused

tāntú

滩涂

[灘塗]

mudflat

túpiàn

涂片

[塗片]

smear (medical sample); microscope slide

túliào

涂料

[塗料]

paint

túyǐ

涂乙

[塗乙]

to edit (a text)

túyā

涂鸭

[塗鴨]

variant of 塗鴉／涂鸦 (túyā)
graffiti
scrawl
poor calligraphy
to write badly
to scribble

túmǒ

涂抹

[塗抹]

to paint
to smear
to apply (makeup etc)
to doodle
to erase
to obliterate

túgǎi

涂改

[塗改]

to alter (text)
to change by painting over
to correct (with correction fluid)

tútàn

涂炭

[塗炭]

extreme distress
in utter misery

túfū

涂敷

[塗敷]

to smear
to daub
to plaster
to apply (ointment)

tútán

涂潭

[塗潭]

muddy water in a pool or pond

túgài

涂盖

[塗蓋]

to coat
to mask
to plaster over

túyā

涂鸦

[塗鴉]

graffiti
scrawl
poor calligraphy
to write badly
to scribble

túzhuāng

涂装

[塗裝]

painted ornament
livery (on airline or company vehicle)

hútuchóng

糊涂虫

[糊塗蟲]

blunderer
bungler

hútuchóng

胡涂虫

[胡塗蟲]

blunderer
bungler
also written 糊塗蟲／糊涂虫

tújiàngtái

涂浆台

[塗漿檯]

pasting table (for wallpapering)

túshìjì

涂饰剂

[塗飾劑]

coating agent
finishing agent

túyóuyú

涂油于

[塗油於]

anoint

tántúyú

弹涂鱼

[彈塗魚]

mudskipper (amphibious fish)

túmǒjiàng

涂抹酱

[塗抹醬]

spread (for putting on bread etc)

túbáijì

涂白剂

[塗白劑]

a white paint applied to tree trunks to protect the trees from insect damage etc

túgǎiyè

涂改液

[塗改液]

correction fluid

hútuzhàng

糊涂账

[糊塗賬]

muddled accounts
a mess of bookkeeping

lǎohútu

老糊涂

[老糊塗]

dotard

shēnglíngtútàn

生灵涂炭

[生靈塗炭]

people are in a terrible situation (idiom)

gānnǎotúdì

肝脑涂地

[肝腦塗地]

to offer one's life in sacrifice

xīlihútu

稀里糊涂

[稀裏糊塗]

muddleheaded
careless

yītāhútu

一塌糊涂

[一塌糊塗]

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
complete shambles
a total mess

túzhīmǒfěn

涂脂抹粉

[塗脂抹粉]

to put on makeup
to prettify

hǎitúwéikěn

海涂围垦

[海塗圍墾]

tideland reclamation

cāngshēngtútàn

苍生涂炭

[蒼生塗炭]

the common people in a miserable state

húlihútú

糊里糊涂

[糊里糊塗]

variant of 糊裡糊塗／糊里糊涂 (húlihútú)

nítúxuānmiǎn

泥涂轩冕

[泥塗軒冕]

to despise titles and high offices

húhutútu

糊糊涂涂

[糊糊塗塗]

confused
muddled
stupid
dumb

yībàitúdì

一败涂地

[一敗塗地]

lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom)
fig. to suffer a crushing defeat

húlihútú

糊里糊涂

[糊裡糊塗]

confused
vague
indistinct
muddle-headed
mixed up
in a daze

cháilángdāngtú

豺狼当涂

[豺狼當塗]

ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
a vicious tyranny rules the land

chuāizhemíngbaizhuānghútu

揣着明白装糊涂

[揣著明白裝糊塗]

to pretend to not know
to play dumb

fàngzhemíngbaizhuānghútu

放着明白装糊涂

[放著明白裝糊塗]

to pretend not to know (idiom)

cōngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí

聪明一世，糊涂一时

[聰明一世，糊塗一時]

(idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve