Meaning
bean; peas; bean; sacrificial vessel
Chinese: 豆类植物或豆粒。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dou” becomes a different word in each tone. 豆 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd
- 土豆tǔ dòupotato; (Tw) peanut (
- 豆浆dòu jiāngsoy milk
- 豆制品dòu zhì pǐnlegume-based product; soybean product
- 豆子dòu zibean; pea
Example Sentence
妈妈用红豆煮了一锅甜汤。Mā ma yòng hóng dòu zhǔ le yì guō tián tāng.Mom cooked a pot of sweet soup with red beans.
妈妈Mā mamama用yòngto use红豆hóng dòuazuki bean煮zhǔto cook了le(completed action)一yìone锅guōpot甜tiánsweet汤tāngsoup。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Originally a pictograph of a tall stemmed dish used in rituals. It was later borrowed for the sound to mean ‘bean / pea’, which became its everyday sense.
A way to remember it
A footed bowl on a stand — borrowed to mean ‘bean’.