突

突 tū

“sudden”

Radical: 穴 Strokes: 9 Level: HSK 3

How 突 is built — stacked top over bottom

穴
component
犬
Dog · quǎn
A dog. 狗 dog uses it as 犭.

Origin

A dog 犬 rushing out of a cave 穴

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