突

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to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A dog 犬 rushing out of a cave 穴

Components 穴犬

abruptly · Heisig RSH #1072

穴 hole + chihuahua

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
突尼斯市	Tū ní sī shì	Tunis, capital of Tunisia
突尼西亚	Tū ní xī yà	Tunisia (Tw)
基罗米突	jī luó mǐ tū	kilometer (old) (loanword)
突变理论	tū biàn lǐ lùn	(math.) catastrophe theory
突尼斯	Tū ní sī	Tunisia; Tunis, capital of Tunisia
突发事件	tū fā shì jiàn	emergency; sudden occurrence
人类乳突病毒	rén lèi rǔ tū bìng dú	human papillomavirus (HPV)
神经突	shén jīng tū	nerve process
地区冲突	dì qū chōng tū	local or regional confrontation
吉罗米突	jí luó mǐ tū	kilometer (old) (loanword)
异军突起	yì jūn tū qǐ	to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
突如其来	tū rú qí lái	to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly
神风突击队	shén fēng tū jī duì	kamikaze unit (Japanese corps of suicide pilots in World War II)
突然间	tū rán jiān	suddenly
突破性	tū pò xìng	groundbreaking
突破口	tū pò kǒu	breach; gap; breakthrough point
基因突变	jī yīn tū biàn	genetic mutation
突发奇想	tū fā qí xiǎng	suddenly have a thought (idiom); suddenly be inspired to do something
突起部	tū qǐ bù	bit sticking out; projection
突破点	tū pò diǎn	point of penetration (military); breakthrough