透 tòu to pierce
to pierce; to penetrate; to pass through; thorough; to leak
How to remember 透: 辶 road + 秀 elegant = to pierce. Jogging down the long road at dawn, Mei watches the sun hit the elegant glass tower and seem to pierce it.
Component breakdown
透 = 辶 road + 秀 elegant
- 辶 road
- 秀 elegant
- 禾 grain
- 乃 then
Jogging down the long road at dawn, Mei watches the sun hit the elegant glass tower and seem to pierce it.
How it is used
- To pass right through, and by extension thorough. 透明 (tòumíng) transparent, 渗透 (shèntòu) to permeate.
- 透露 (tòulù) to leak/disclose info - 透露消息 (tòulù xiāoxi) to reveal news; 透彻 (tòuchè) penetrating/thorough (分析得很透彻 analyzed incisively).
- As a result complement it means fully/right through: 看透 (kàntòu) to see through, 湿透 (shītòu) soaked through, 累透了 dead tired.