Meaning
capacity; degree; standard
Chinese: 程度、度量或经过。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “du” becomes a different word in each tone. 度 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
- 态度tài dumanner; bearing; attitude; approach
- 角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view
- 温度wēn dùtemperature
- 速度sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo
- 程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent
Example Sentence
今天的气温是二十度。Jīn tiān de qì wēn shì èr shí dù.Today's temperature is twenty degrees.
今天Jīn tiāntoday的deof气温qì wēnair temperature是shìis二十èr shítwenty度dùto pass。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Read dù: ‘a degree, measure, extent; a limit; to pass (time)’ (温度, 度过); read duó: ‘to estimate, gauge’ (揣度). The 又 inside hints at a hand measuring.
A way to remember it
dù = a degree / to pass (time); duó = to estimate.