豆(dòu)

HSK 47 strokes

legume

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Character information

Pinyin
dòu
Meaning
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:颗,粒[li4]) (variant of 豆[dou4])
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 豆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿳一口⿱丷一

An old serving dish 口 on a stand with a lid 一

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

一yī口kǒu丷bā

Parts are arranged three parts stacked.

How to write 豆 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 豆

Common words using 豆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tǔ土dòu豆
HSK 5

potato (CL:个); (Tw) peanut (CL:颗)

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dà大dòu豆

soybean

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xiǎo小dòu豆

see 红豆

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chī吃dòu豆fu腐

to take liberties with (a woman)

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kā咖fēi啡dòu豆

coffee beans

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sì四jì季dòu豆

green bean

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tǔ土dòu豆ní泥

mashed potato

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tǔ土dòu豆sī丝

julienned potato

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土大小吃腐咖啡四

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