No. 1,504 in Chinese
突
"突" means "to dash forward," "suddenly," or "to protrude."
In a sentence
他突然站起来，然后迅速离开了房间。
He suddenly stood up and quickly left the room.
The word '突' is used as part of '突然', an adverb meaning 'suddenly', signifying an abrupt action or occurrence.
孩子们喜欢玩突袭的游戏。
The children love playing the ambush game.
Here, '突' appears in '突袭', a noun meaning 'ambush', indicating a swift, unexpected attack or action.
火山突然突发了强烈的爆炸。
The volcano suddenly erupted with a strong explosion.
In this case, '突' is part of '突发', a verb meaning 'to erupt suddenly', describing an unexpected and sudden event.
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