Usage of the character 透

(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through
to tell secretly; to leak
thoroughly; through and through
to appear; to show

tòushè

透射

[透射]

to transmit
transmission (of radiation through a medium)
passage

tòudǐ

透底

[透底]

to disclose inside information
to divulge secret details

tòulòu

透漏

[透漏]

to divulge
to leak
to reveal

gāntòu

干透

[乾透]

to dry out
to dry completely

shāngtòu

伤透

[傷透]

to break (sb's heart); to cause grief to

shītòu

湿透

[濕透]

drenched
wet through

chuāntòu

穿透

[穿透]

to penetrate

làntòu

烂透

[爛透]

rotten to the core

tītòu

剔透

[剔透]

pure and limpid
(of a person) quick-witted

cāntòu

参透

[參透]

to fully grasp
to penetrate

tòudǐng

透顶

[透頂]

out-and-out
thoroughly

jùtòu

剧透

[劇透]

plot leak
spoiler

zāotòu

糟透

[糟透]

in a bad state
horrible
dreadful
entirely regrettable

tòupì

透辟

[透闢]

penetrating
incisive

tòuchè

透彻

[透徹]

penetrating; thorough; incisive

tòuchōu

透抽

[透抽]

swordtip squid (Tw)

Lùtòu

路透

[路透]

Reuters (news agency)

shútòu

熟透

[熟透]

completely ripe
ripened
well-cooked

tòulù

透露

[透露]

to leak out
to divulge
to reveal

tòufēng

透风

[透風]

to let air pass through; to ventilate

tòupíng

透平

[透平]

turbine (loanword)

huàitòu

坏透

[壞透]

completely bad

hèntòu

恨透

[恨透]

to hate bitterly

tòumíng

透明

[透明]

transparent
(fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny

shèntòu

渗透

[滲透]

(lit. and fig.) to permeate
to seep into
(of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)
(of hostile forces) to infiltrate
(chemistry) osmosis

tòuqì

透气

[透氣]

to flow freely (of air)
to ventilate
to breathe (of fabric etc)
to take a breath of fresh air
to divulge

xiōngtòu

胸透

[胸透]

chest fluoroscopy

tòuhóng

透红

[透紅]

rosy

tòujìng

透镜

[透鏡]

lens (optics)

tòuzhī

透支

[透支]

(banking) to overdraw
to take out an overdraft
an overdraft
to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue)
(old) to draw one's wage in advance
(fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc)
to damage a natural resource through overuse

jìntòu

浸透

[浸透]

to soak; to saturate; to drench; to permeate

lètòu

乐透

[樂透]

lottery
lotto (loanword)

tòuchè

透澈

[透澈]

variant of 透徹／透彻 (tòuchè)

tòuguò

透过

[透過]

to pass through
to penetrate
by means of
via

tòuxī

透析

[透析]

to analyze in depth
dialysis; (chemistry) to dialyze; (medicine) to undergo dialysis treatment

tòushuǐ

透水

[透水]

permeable
percolation
water leak

tòuxìn

透信

[透信]

to disclose information; to tip off

tòuguāng

透光

[透光]

transparent
translucent

tòushì

透视

[透視]

(drawing and painting) perspective
(medicine) to perform fluoroscopy; to examine by X-ray
(fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth; to gain insight

kàntòu

看透

[看透]

to understand thoroughly
to see beyond the facade
to see through (sb)

tòuliàng

透亮

[透亮]

bright
shining
translucent
crystal clear

tōngtòu

通透

[通透]

penetrating

bùtòushuǐ

不透水

[不透水]

waterproof
watertight
impermeable

āotòujìng

凹透镜

[凹透鏡]

concave lens

Lùtòushè

路透社

[路透社]

Reuters News Agency

tòutiāncuò

透天厝

[透天厝]

(Tw) row house
townhouse
terrace house

tòupíngjī

透平机

[透平機]

turbine

tòumíngjiāo

透明胶

[透明膠]

Scotch tape

tòushìfǎ

透视法

[透視法]

perspective (in drawing)

tòumíngdù

透明度

[透明度]

transparency
(policy of) openness

tòuxījī

透析机

[透析機]

dialysis machine

bùtòuqì

不透气

[不透氣]

airtight

tòushìxué

透视学

[透視學]

perspective (in drawing)

shèntòuyā

渗透压

[滲透壓]

osmotic pressure

nìshèntòu

逆渗透

[逆滲透]

reverse osmosis

tòushìtú

透视图

[透視圖]

perspective drawing

cāibutòu

猜不透

[猜不透]

to be unable to guess or make out

zhònglètòu

中乐透

[中樂透]

to have a win in the lottery

tòushìhuà

透视画

[透視畫]

perspective drawing

fǎnshèntòu

反渗透

[反滲透]

anti-infiltration (measures taken against subversive external forces)
(chemistry) reverse osmosis

tòutōngxìng

透通性

[透通性]

transparency (networking)

tūtòujìng

凸透镜

[凸透鏡]

convex lens

cāidetòu

猜得透

[猜得透]

to have sufficient insight to perceive
to suspect that ...

bùtòumíng

不透明

[不透明]

opaque

tòushìzhuāng

透视装

[透視裝]

see-through clothing

bàntòumíng

半透明

[半透明]

translucent
semitransparent

tòushuǐxìng

透水性

[透水性]

permeability

báotòujìng

薄透镜

[薄透鏡]

thin lens (optics)

línglóngtītòu

玲珑剔透

[玲瓏剔透]

exquisitely made
very clever

Lùtòujítuán

路透集团

[路透集團]

Reuters group plc

tòumíngyìngshā

透明硬纱

[透明硬紗]

organza (fabric)

jiǎozhèngtòujìng

矫正透镜

[矯正透鏡]

correcting lens

xuèyètòuxi

血液透析

[血液透析]

hemodialysis

tòupítànjū

透皮炭疽

[透皮炭疽]

cutaneous anthrax

mìbùtòufēng

密不透风

[密不透風]

sealed off
impenetrable

Fǎnshèntòufǎ

反渗透法

[反滲透法]

(Tw) Anti-infiltration Act (2020), which regulates the influence of entities deemed foreign hostile forces

qīngchètòudǐ

清澈透底

[清澈透底]

(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom
limpid

chuāntòufúshè

穿透辐射

[穿透輻射]

penetrating radiation

tòumíngchéngdù

透明程度

[透明程度]

transparency

tòushìhuàfǎ

透视画法

[透視畫法]

perspective drawing

tòumíngzhìsuān

透明质酸

[透明質酸]

hyaluronic acid
hyaluronan

Fēiniè'ěrtòujìng

菲涅耳透镜

[菲湼耳透鏡]

Fresnel lens

wānyuèxíngtòujìng

弯月形透镜

[彎月形透鏡]

meniscus lens

xuèyètòuxijī

血液透析机

[血液透析機]

hemodialysis machine

Lùtòujīnróngcídiǎn

路透金融词典

[路透金融詞典]

Reuter's Financial Glossary

méiyǒubùtòufēngdeqiáng

没有不透风的墙

[沒有不透風的牆]

(idiom) no secret can be kept forever

kěbiànshèntòuxìngmóxíng

可变渗透性模型

[可變滲透性模型]

Varying Permeability Model (VPM), (used to calculate decompression schedules in diving)