透

tòu

verb HSK 4 #1,256

Meanings

Yǔshuǐ tòu guò chuānghù shèn le jìnlái.

Rainwater seeped in through the window.

Tā bǎ zhè jiàn shì kàn tòu le.

He saw through this matter completely.

Yīfu shī tòu le.

The clothes are soaked through.

grammar

透 is often used as a result complement after verbs: 看透 (see through), 湿透 (soaked through), 想透 (think through thoroughly), 说透 (explain thoroughly).

usage

As a complement, 透 emphasizes completeness or thoroughness — the action has fully penetrated.

透 tòu