吐

tù

to vomit

to throw up

mouth (口) + earth (土) = expel through the mouth

The mouth radical carries the meaning here — something exits through the mouth forcefully. 土 mainly contributes the sound tǔ/tù and doesn't add to the idea of vomiting.

口+土→吐
口MouthSemantic
土EarthPhonetic

他吃坏肚子,一直在吐。

tā chī huài dù zi,yī zhí zài tù。

He ate something bad and kept vomiting.

她晕车晕得很厉害,在路上吐了好几次。

tā yūn chē yūn de hěn lì hai,zài lù shang tù le hǎo jǐ cì。

She got very carsick and threw up several times on the way.

Words with 吐

倾吐

qīng tǔ

to pour out (emotions)

吐露

tǔ lù

to tell

吞吞吐吐

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth

酒后吐真言

jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán

after wine, spit out the truth

阿普吐龙

ā pǔ tǔ lóng

apatosaurus

马克·吐温

mǎ kè · tǔ wēn

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一吐为快

yī tǔ wéi kuài

to get sth off one's chest

上吐下泻

shàng tù xià xiè

to vomit and have diarrhea

不吐不快

bù tǔ bù kuài

to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)

不吐气

bù tǔ qì

unaspirated

催吐

cuī tù

to induce vomiting

催吐剂

cuī tù jì

an emetic

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