阇(dū)

11 strokesTrad. 闍
Readingsdūshé

defensive platform over gate

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Character information

Pinyin
dū / shé
Meaning
defensive platform over gate; barbican
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
闍

Origin & structure

Where 阇 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿵门者

Made of

门mén者zhě

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 阇 step by step

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

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Words with 阇

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

gǔ瞽dū阇

blind monk; refers to famous blind historian 左丘明[Zuo3 Qiu1 ming2]

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dū阇lí梨

Buddhist monk (Sanskrit: jala)

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dū阇lí黎

Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 阇梨

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Related characters

From 阇’s common words

瞽梨黎

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