肚(dù)

HSK 47 strokes
Readingsdùdǔ

tripe

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Character information

Pinyin
dù / dǔ
Meaning
tripe
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 肚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼土

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh); 土 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺼土tǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 肚 step by step

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

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Words with 肚

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

dù肚zǐ子
HSK 4

belly

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xià下dù肚

to consume (food or drink); to eat; to drink

Open 下肚 page →
dōu兜dù肚

undergarment covering the chest and abdomen

Open 兜肚 page →
máo毛dù肚

tripe (gastronomy)

Open 毛肚 page →
dà大dù肚zǐ子

pregnant

Open 大肚子 page →
xiǎo小dù肚jī鸡cháng肠

lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded

Open 小肚鸡肠 page →
xīn心zhī知dù肚míng明

to be well aware

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lā拉dù肚zǐ子

(coll.) to have diarrhea

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From 肚’s common words

子下兜毛大小鸡肠

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