Usage of the character 突

to dash
to move forward quickly
to bulge
to protrude
to break through
to rush out
sudden
Taiwan pr. (tú)

tūjī

突击

[突擊]

sudden and violent attack
assault
fig. rushed job
concentrated effort to finish a job quickly

tūfā

突发

[突發]

to occur suddenly

tūxiǎn

突显

[突顯]

conspicuous
to make sth stand out
make sth prominent

wātū

蛙突

[蛙突]

batrachotoxin (BTX), poison from frogs

yāntū

烟突

[煙突]

chimney

tūpò

突破

[突破]

to break through
to make a breakthrough
to surmount (an obstacle)
(sports) to break through the opponent's defense

chōngtū

冲突

[衝突]

conflict
to conflict
clash of opposing forces
collision (of interests)
contention

tángtū

搪突

[搪突]

variant of 唐突 (tángtū)

shùtū

树突

[樹突]

dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)

tūwù

突兀

[突兀]

lofty or towering
sudden or abrupt

Dōng Tū

东突

[東突]

East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group
abbr. for 東突厥斯坦解放組織／东突厥斯坦解放组织

rǔtū

乳突

[乳突]

mastoid process

tūrán

突然

[突然]

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

tūxí

突袭

[突襲]

to raid; to storm
surprise attack

tūqǐ

突起

[突起]

to appear suddenly
projection
bit sticking out

zhóutū

轴突

[軸突]

axon

Tūjué

突厥

[突厥]

Turkic ethnic group

mǐtū

米突

[米突]

meter (unit of length) (loanword) (old)

tūchū

突出

[突出]

prominent
outstanding
to give prominence to
to protrude
to project

tūtū

突突

[突突]

(onom.) beating of the heart
pitapat
pulsation of a machine

tángtū

唐突

[唐突]

to be rude
to treat irreverently

tūbiàn

突变

[突變]

sudden change
mutation

tūwéi

突围

[突圍]

to break a siege
to break out of an enclosure

tūchù

突触

[突觸]

synapse

tūbiànzhū

突变株

[突變株]

mutant
mutant strain (of virus)

tūpòdiǎn

突破点

[突破點]

point of penetration (military)
breakthrough

tūpòkǒu

突破口

[突破口]

breach
gap
breakthrough point

tūchùhòu

突触后

[突觸後]

postsynaptic

xiǎochōngtū

小冲突

[小衝突]

skirmish
clash
dispute
brush

tūpòxìng

突破性

[突破性]

groundbreaking

Tūquánxiàn

突泉县

[突泉縣]

Tuquan county in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

tūjīduì

突击队

[突擊隊]

commando unit

tūránjiān

突然间

[突然間]

suddenly

rǔtūdòu

乳突窦

[乳突竇]

mastoid antrum (bones at the back of tympanic chamber)

tūqǐbù

突起部

[突起部]

bit sticking out
projection

Tūnísī

突尼斯

[突尼斯]

Tunisia
Tunis, capital of Tunisia

shénjīngtū

神经突

[神經突]

nerve process

tūfāshìjiàn

突发事件

[突發事件]

emergency
sudden occurrence

jīyīntūbiàn

基因突变

[基因突變]

genetic mutation

qūtūxǐxīn

曲突徙薪

[曲突徙薪]

lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
fig. to take preventive measures

tūjībùqiāng

突击步枪

[突擊步槍]

assault rifle

zhītǐchōngtū

肢体冲突

[肢體衝突]

physical encounter
fight

jīluómǐtū

基罗米突

[基羅米突]

kilometer (old) (loanword)

cuòyìtūbiàn

错义突变

[錯義突變]

missense mutation

lìyìchōngtū

利益冲突

[利益衝突]

conflict of interest

yìjūntūqǐ

异军突起

[異軍突起]

to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)

tūfāqíxiǎng

突发奇想

[突發奇想]

suddenly have a thought (idiom)
suddenly be inspired to do something

dìqūchōngtū

地区冲突

[地區衝突]

local or regional confrontation

Tūnísīshì

突尼斯市

[突尼斯市]

Tunis, capital of Tunisia

jíluómǐtū

吉罗米突

[吉羅米突]

kilometer (old) (loanword)

tūpòpíngjǐng

突破瓶颈

[突破瓶頸]

to make a breakthrough

zhìhuàntūbiàn

置换突变

[置換突變]

missense mutation

wǔzhuāngchōngtū

武装冲突

[武裝衝突]

armed conflict

jíbìngtūfā

疾病突发

[疾病突發]

outbreak of illness
seizure

tūjījiǎnchá

突击检查

[突擊檢查]

sudden unannounced investigation
on-the-spot inspection
to search without notification

tūjīduìyuán

突击队员

[突擊隊員]

commando

tūrúqílái

突如其来

[突如其來]

to arise abruptly
to arrive suddenly
happening suddenly

Tūníxīyà

突尼西亚

[突尼西亞]

Tunisia (Tw)

Tūjuésītǎn

突厥斯坦

[突厥斯坦]

Turkestan

tūbiànlǐlùn

突变理论

[突變理論]

(math.) catastrophe theory

xiāngxiàngtūjī

相向突击

[相向突擊]

sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)

shǎotūjiāozhì

少突胶质

[少突膠質]

oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system
oligodendroglia

biānjìngchōngtū

边境冲突

[邊境衝突]

border clash

Dōng Tū Zǔzhī

东突组织

[東突組織]

abbr. for 東突厥斯坦解放組織／东突厥斯坦解放组织 ( Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Jiěfàng Zǔzhī), East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO)

lángbēnshǐtū

狼奔豕突

[狼奔豕突]

the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts

tūfēiměngjìn

突飞猛进

[突飛猛進]

to advance by leaps and bounds

zhóutūyùnshū

轴突运输

[軸突運輸]

axonal transport

lìhàichōngtū

利害冲突

[利害衝突]

conflict of interest

Dōngtūjuésītǎn

东突厥斯坦

[東突厥斯坦]

East Turkestan
historical term for Xinjiang

shénfēngtūjīduì

神风突击队

[神風突擊隊]

kamikaze unit (Japanese corps of suicide pilots in World War II)

shùtūzhuàngxìbāo

树突状细胞

[樹突狀細胞]

dendritic cell

yāozhuījiānpántūchū

腰椎间盘突出

[腰椎間盤突出]

slipped disk
vertebral herniation
prolapsed disk

rénlèirǔtūbìngdú

人类乳突病毒

[人類乳突病毒]

human papillomavirus (HPV)

yāozhuījiānpántūchūzhèng

腰椎间盘突出症

[腰椎間盤突出症]

herniated lumbar disk

Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Jiěfàng Zǔzhī

东突厥斯坦解放组织

[東突厥斯坦解放組織]

East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Xinjiang dissident group

Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Yīsīlán Yùndòng

东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动

[東突厥斯坦伊斯蘭運動]

East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)