Meaning
tripe; belly
Chinese: 肚子、腹部。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “du” becomes a different word in each tone. 肚 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 肚子dù zibelly; abdomen; stomach
- 下肚xià dùto consume (food or drink); to eat; to drink
- 肚儿dǔ rcolloquial (-r) form of 肚
- 毛肚máo dǔtripe (gastronomy)
- 肚痛dù tòngstomachache
Example Sentence
吃多了，他的肚子有点儿不舒服。Chī duō le, tā de dù zi yǒu diǎnr bù shū fu.He ate too much, and his stomach is a bit uncomfortable.
吃chīto eat多duōmany了le(completed action)，他he的deof肚子dù zibelly有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly不舒服bù shū fuunwell。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The flesh radical 月 (body) plus 土 (tǔ, sound): a body part — the ‘belly / stomach’.
A way to remember it
Flesh (月) + the sound 土 — the belly.
Easy to confuse with
- 土‘Earth’: the sound part of 肚, on its own.