都(dōu)

HSK 110 strokes
Readingsdōudū

surname Du

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Character information

Pinyin
dōu / dū
Meaning
surname Du
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 都 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰者阝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (city); 者 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

者zhě阝fǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 都 step by step

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

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Words with 都

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

quán全dōu都
HSK 5

all

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dà大dōu都
HSK 5

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

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sān三dōu都

see 三都水族自治县

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shàng上dōu都

Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-136…

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zhōng中dū都

Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Be…

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jīng京dōu都

Kyoto (city in Japan)

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jīng京dōu都fǔ府

Kyoto (prefecture in Japan)

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nèi内bǐ比dōu都

Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar

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全大三上中京府内

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